{"attribution":"databutler.dev","docs":"https://databutler.dev/api","note":"Entries newest first: from/to, effectiveFrom, the official source, and a maintainer note where recorded.","protocol":"verified-changes/0.1","schema":"https://databutler.dev/schema/changes.v0.json","publisher":{"name":"Data Butler","url":"https://databutler.dev/"},"generated":"2026-11-06","since":"2026-08-31","area":"vehicles","coverageStart":"2026-08-31","areasCovered":["uk-rates","uk-exams","vehicles","software-eol","policy-rates","us-rates","de-rates","uk-vehicle-rules","uk-exam-dates","calendar","uk-gov-process","jp-vehicle-costs","jp-living-costs","uk-inflation","us-inflation"],"count":5,"entries":[{"area":"vehicles","key":"jp-recalls/recall-filings","label":"MLIT recall filings matched to covered models","from":919,"to":3283,"effectiveFrom":"2026-10-24","source":"https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/","verifiedDate":"2026-10-24","note":"Refresh from the shaken-data MLIT pipeline of 2026-10-24: coverage grew from 75 to 313 models (Japanese makers, Lexus, 14 import brands and 47 motorcycle families, combined from MLIT's grade-level names), and recall matching now reads every typeList block of a filing (it had read only the first, undercounting filings that list many vehicle types). MLIT's portal data runs to filings of 2026-08-27."},{"area":"vehicles","key":"jp-recalls/complaints","label":"MLIT owner complaints across covered models","from":19659,"to":39954,"effectiveFrom":"2026-10-24","source":"https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/","verifiedDate":"2026-10-24","note":"Same refresh (2026-10-24): complaints for 313 models. MLIT's complaint search matches names by substring, so earlier per-model totals double-counted sibling models (e.g. カローラ included カローラフィールダー); complaints are now counted by exact model name with reviewed same-model spellings merged, so the change mixes new coverage (up) and that correction (down)."},{"area":"vehicles","key":"jp-recalls/dataset","label":"MLIT recall filings and owner complaints dataset","from":null,"to":"covered","effectiveFrom":"2026-08-30","source":"https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/","verifiedDate":"2026-10-03","note":"First derivation of data/vehicles/jp-recalls.json from the shaken-data MLIT snapshot of 2026-08-30: 919 unique recall filings (1,377 model links, 1994-03-24 → 2026-07-30) and 19,659 owner complaints across 75 models. Filing PDF URL pattern https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/mt/recallpdf/<no>.pdf verified 200 on 2026-10-03. Snapshot is a month old at build; freshness says due until the monthly refresh runs."},{"area":"vehicles","key":"eu-safety-gate/dataset","label":"EU Safety Gate vehicle alerts","from":null,"to":"stub","effectiveFrom":"2026-10-03","source":"https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport","verifiedDate":"2026-10-03","note":"Stub only — eu_safety_gate_recalls returns covered:false with the official Safety Gate URL; no data is claimed or served. RappelConso republishes the Safety Gate automobile alerts that concern France, so fr_recalls_* covers most EU-wide vehicle recalls meanwhile."},{"area":"vehicles","key":"fr-recalls/dataset","label":"RappelConso automobile recalls dataset","from":null,"to":"covered","effectiveFrom":"2026-10-02","source":"https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/","verifiedDate":"2026-10-02","note":"First derivation of data/vehicles/fr-recalls.json: 1,663 automobile fiches (2018-01-19 → 2026-08-07), the full RappelConso V2 open-data export for sub-category \"automobiles, motos, scooters\" (DGCCRF, Licence Ouverte 2.0) as committed in the controle-technique repo on 2026-10-02; 568 fiches matched to 94 curated models by that site's reviewed alias table. Records reshaped, never edited."}],"freshness":{"verifiedDate":"2026-11-06","nextScheduledRefresh":null,"staleness":"live"},"cite":{"url":"https://databutler.dev/r/changes?since=2026-08-31&area=vehicles","text":"databutler.dev, computed live 2026-11-06 against https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/"}}