{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11746306,"manufacturer":"Tesla, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/17/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2026","vin":"5YJSA1E50NF","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"This car does not have reliable horn system. I have the steering wheel version (not the \u201cyoke\u201d version) but I believe it\u2019s a similar problem on both.   The steering wheel center (airbag) does NOT operate as a horn. Instead there is only a extremely small horn sensor on one side of the wheel that cannot be reliably accessed in an emergency situation b/c of its tiny size and b/c its position depends on where the steering wheel has been turned. This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. On a recent drive a car pulled into our lane from a side street and I was unable to locate the horn in a timely manner. Fortunately the car braked and I was able to pull around but it was very close and could have resulted in a head on crash.   I contacted Tesla about this issue. The service rep acknowledged the problem and said it was an \u201cissue\u201d that had gotten numerous complaints but that all he could offer was a Tesla aftermarket replacement that would cost nearly $1,000 to install.   I presume NTSB has gotten many complaints about this incredibly dangerous and egregious latent safety defect in the car\u2019s design. Tesla (at least for the 2024 and on Model 3 - which I also own) has corrected this design defect such that the center area does operate as a horn (as I am sure 99% of cars do).   The NTSB should investigate and require Tesla to retrofit any of its cars which have this safety defect. I have no doubt that people will (or likely have been) seriously injured (or even killed) in car crashes that could have been avoided had Tesla retrofitted its vehicles built with this dangerous safety design defect.   Please, please open an investigation and require Tesla to correct this inherent safety design defect.   Tesla already has the fix (and have implicitly recognized the defect by correcting it on its current models).   NTSB\u2019s failure to require Tesla to act will result in many avoidable accidents/injuries. Owners should not have to pay nearly $1k to correct Tesla\u2019s latent/non-obvious safety defect.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2022","productMake":"TESLA","productModel":"MODEL S","manufacturer":"Tesla, Inc."}]}]}