{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11772264,"manufacturer":"Tesla, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2026","vin":"5YJ3E1EA1KF","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"1. Component/System Failed: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) — Front Passenger Seat Occupant Classification System (OCS) / Occupant Sensor. Component intact and available for inspection upon request.  2. Safety Risk: Failure disables or compromises front passenger airbag deployment and seat belt pretensioner logic. In a crash, the vehicle may fail to deploy the airbag/pretensioner for an adult passenger or deploy improperly, creating severe risk of serious injury or fatality. The passenger seat cannot be safely occupied.  3. Problem Reproduced/Confirmed: Yes. Tesla Service confirmed an active SRS/OCS fault (OCS1P_w127_seatbackSelfOpen). The technician acknowledged this failure is widespread on 2018–2020 Model 3s and noted their own personal Model 3 experienced the exact same issue unaddressed for years. Technicians stated company guidelines require recommending the fix due to liability, though many owners decline due to high out-of-pocket costs.  4. Manufacturer Inspection & Design Defect: Inspected and repaired by Tesla Service. Resolving the faulty OCS sensor required replacing the seat cushion/sensor assembly AND upgrading the front passenger airbag. Tesla redesigned the SRS signaling on newer revisions in a backwards-incompatible manner. This forces out-of-warranty owners to pay for a mandatory airbag replacement simply to achieve physical/electrical compatibility for a failed sensor pad.  5. Warning Messages & Timeline: Persistent \"Front Passenger Safety Restraint System Issue\" alert on touchscreen and illuminated red SRS/airbag warning lamp on instrument panel. First appeared at ~50,000 miles without physical impact, seat modification, or liquid spill. Remains continuously active. System was ultimately repaired at owner expense.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"TESLA","productModel":"MODEL 3","manufacturer":"Tesla, Inc."}]}]}