{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11762197,"manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2026","vin":"wa1lvbf71sd","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"I placed my child into the back seat of my 2025 Audi Q7 and secured the child in the car seat. The key fob was inside the vehicle in the back seat, and the vehicle was turned off.  After placing my child in the vehicle, the Q7 unexpectedly locked with both my child and the key fob inside. I did not intentionally lock the vehicle.  I attempted to regain access to the vehicle, but the doors remained locked and I was unable to access my child. The vehicle did not appear to recognize or respond appropriately to the fact that the key fob was located inside the passenger compartment.  My child remained trapped inside the locked vehicle for more than three minutes while I attempted to gain access. Because the vehicle was off, my child was restrained in a car seat, and I had no reliable way to open the vehicle, I became increasingly concerned for my child's safety.  After repeated attempts to gain entry failed, I determined that I could not safely wait any longer. I was forced to break one of the vehicle's windows to gain emergency access and remove my child.  The window was not broken because of an accident, collision, vandalism, or a misplaced key. It was intentionally broken solely as an emergency measure because the vehicle unexpectedly locked with a child and the key fob inside the passenger compartment and I could not regain access.  I subsequently reported the incident to my Audi dealership and requested an investigation of the vehicle's central-locking, key-detection, convenience-access, and related electronic systems.  I am reporting this incident to NHTSA because I believe a vehicle unexpectedly locking while the key fob and a restrained child are inside, combined with the inability to regain access, represents a serious potential safety hazard. Because the vehicle was turned off, this type of malfunction could be particularly dangerous during hot or cold weather.  I am requesting that NHTSA document and investigate this incident and determine whether similar unin","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2025","productMake":"AUDI","productModel":"Q7","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc."}]}]}