{
  "alert_number": "SR/03282/25",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-03282-25",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10095896",
  "safety_gate_published": "2025-09-11",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2025,
    "week": 38,
    "date": "2025-09-19"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Passenger car",
  "brand_as_notified": "Volkswagen",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Volkswagen",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/volkswagen"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Polo",
  "model": "e1*2007/46*1783* (AW)",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Passenger car.",
  "production_dates": "10.04.2025 - 11.04.2025",
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "risk": "The rear axle was not screwed to the body with the required torque, which may result in it coming loose or in loss of control and skewing of the rear wheels. This may increase the risk of accidents and injuries. 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": null
    }
  ],
  "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: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": "42A9",
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "South Africa",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "42A9"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "10.04.2025 - 11.04.2025"
    ],
    "models": [
      "e1*2007/46*1783* (AW)"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}