{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":10319084,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2010","vin":"JTDKB20U473","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT WITH THE HID LIGHTS.  THESE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING.  OFTEN TIMES IT TAKES LESS THAN 10 SECONDS FOR BOTH LIGHTS TO BE OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.    I HAVE REPLACED BOTH LIGHTS, TWICE WITH AFTERMARKET BULBS AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS.      TOYOTA IS CHARGING $450 TO REPLACE THE BULBS A THIRD TIME, WITH NO WARRANTY IF THEY FAIL.  THIS SAME REPAIR CAN BE DONE ONLINE WITH IDENTICAL BULBS FOR $50.      ADDING TO THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT THE BULB HOUSING IS LARGELY INACCESSIBLE FOR A NORMAL USER.  MANY OWNERS, BASED ON HUNDREDS OF DESCRIPTIONS ON THE INTERNET, HAVE TAKEN TO REMOVING THE ENTIRE BUMPER JUST TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULB (WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO SINCE MY HANDS AREN'T TINY).  THIS DESIGN FLAW EXACERBATES THE REPAIR OF A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT.      THE HID LIGHTBULBS IN QUESTION ARE DENSO D4R'S, WHICH ACCORDING TO JD POWER SHOULD HAVE AN AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF 90,000 MILES FOR AN AVERAGE USER.  MOST USERS ARE EXPERIENCING HALF OF THIS VALUE. INDICATING THE ECU OR BALLAST IS AT FAULT      DESPITE THE INITIAL RESEARCH DONE ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC BY NHTSA, MY HEADLIGHTS DO BOTH FAIL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OF ONE ANOTHER - CONSTITUTING A LEGITIMATE SAFETY CONCERN.  ONE WILL FAIL UPON TURNING THE CAR ON WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, LEAVING THE 2ND TO EITHER FAIL SHORTLY AFTER, OR AT ANY PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THIS POINT.  THIS IS WITH NEW BULBS THAT ARE AT SPEC FOR THE CAR ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL.      I HAVE NO COURSE OF RESOLUTION FOR THIS MATTER, AND TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO HELP.  I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN, OR AT NIGHT.  I WOULD HOPE THAT THE NHTSA TAKES LIGHT FAILURES AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY DO BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR FAILURES, AS THEY'RE ALSO LIKELY TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2007","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"PRIUS","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]}]}