{
  "alert_number": "SR/02118/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-02118-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10106165",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-07-29",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 30,
    "date": "2026-07-31"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Passenger car",
  "brand_as_notified": "Kia",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Kia",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/kia"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Niro EV",
  "model": "Niro EV",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Passenger car.",
  "production_dates": "19.05.2020 - 18.03.2022",
  "risk_type": "Fire",
  "risk": "Due to insufficient detection capability in the Battery Management System, micro-shorts between battery cells may remain undetected. Undetected micro-shorts could cause the cells to overheat and lead to a fire while the vehicle is parked or charging. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": "261261",
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Belgium",
  "country_of_origin": "Republic of Korea",
  "alert_type": "Professional",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "261261"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "19.05.2020 - 18.03.2022"
    ],
    "models": [
      "Niro EV"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}