{
  "alert_number": "SR/03000/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-03000-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10119304",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-10-20",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 42,
    "date": "2026-10-23"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Passenger car",
  "brand_as_notified": "Ford",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Ford",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/ford"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Kuga",
  "model": "e13*2007/46*2188*14-*18 (DFK)",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Passenger car.",
  "production_dates": "20.12.2024 - 10.07.2026",
  "risk_type": "Fire, Injuries",
  "risk": "A screw and push nut may come into contact with the wiring harness behind the driver-side instrument panel and damage the wires. As a result, this could cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of an accident. Moreover, the wiring harness could overheat due to a short circuit, increasing the risk of fire. 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": "Manufacturer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "8 Oct 2026"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: 08/10/2026",
  "company_recall_code": "26S62",
  "recall_page": "https://www.ford.de/hilfe/r%C3%Bcckrufe",
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "Spain",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "26S62"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "20.12.2024 - 10.07.2026"
    ],
    "models": [
      "e13*2007/46*2188*14-*18 (DFK)"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}