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      "field": "Vehicle identity and exact year/variant",
      "public_state": "requires_vehicle_verification",
      "source_refs": "PS-S01",
      "dated_note": "The reviewed route is labelled Polestar 2 - 2022. It does not establish the identity, build date, option set or current state of a particular vehicle.",
      "next_owner_question": "Record VIN, build date, variant and option set before using the card for a real vehicle."
    },
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      "field_id": "SC-02",
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      "public_state": "missing_requires_vin_or_specialist",
      "source_refs": "PS-S02",
      "dated_note": "A built-in modem is described, but the reviewed pages do not map modem or compute-hardware generation to a specific VIN.",
      "next_owner_question": "Which modem and compute-hardware identifiers apply to this VIN, and who can verify them?"
    },
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      "field_id": "SC-03",
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      "dated_note": "The official 2022 manual route exposed software update P5.1.17 at capture. This is page evidence, not proof that a named vehicle has installed it.",
      "next_owner_question": "What version is installed on the vehicle, and is any workshop-only action pending?"
    },
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      "field": "Update delivery route",
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      "dated_note": "Polestar states that vehicle software can be updated by OTA or at an authorised Polestar workshop.",
      "next_owner_question": "Is this vehicle currently eligible for the shown OTA route, or does it require workshop action?"
    },
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      "field_id": "SC-05",
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      "dated_note": "Polestar states functionality after updating may vary by market, model year and options.",
      "next_owner_question": "Which release-note items apply to this Australian VIN and option set?"
    },
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      "field_id": "SC-06",
      "field": "Fixed software-support end date",
      "public_state": "missing_in_reviewed_sources",
      "source_refs": "PS-S01",
      "dated_note": "No fixed end date for feature or software support was found in the reviewed update page.",
      "next_owner_question": "Can the manufacturer provide a dated support commitment for this year/variant?"
    },
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      "field_id": "SC-07",
      "field": "Security-update duration separated from feature updates",
      "public_state": "missing_in_reviewed_sources",
      "source_refs": "PS-S01",
      "dated_note": "The reviewed release page lists software changes but does not establish a separate security-update term for this vehicle.",
      "next_owner_question": "Is there a separate security-update policy, bulletin route or end date?"
    },
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      "field_id": "SC-08",
      "field": "Polestar Connect subscription statement",
      "public_state": "official_observed",
      "source_refs": "PS-S02",
      "dated_note": "The 2022 manual route says no extra subscription is needed for Polestar Connect.",
      "next_owner_question": "Confirm the service is active for the exact Australian vehicle and buyer account at handover."
    },
    {
      "field_id": "SC-09",
      "field": "Mobile-network / technology dependency",
      "public_state": "official_conditional",
      "source_refs": "PS-S02",
      "dated_note": "Polestar says the service is intended to remain active while the car is used and technology/mobile networks allow, and reserves a right to reduce functionality when full maintenance is no longer practical.",
      "next_owner_question": "Which current network dependency applies to this modem, and is any retirement notice published?"
    },
    {
      "field_id": "SC-10",
      "field": "Used-owner account transfer",
      "public_state": "official_process_observed",
      "source_refs": "PS-S03",
      "dated_note": "A non-Polestar buyer is directed to claim ownership with the VIN; the process asks the previous owner to confirm and describes a seven-day path.",
      "next_owner_question": "Has ownership transfer completed, and can the buyer see the car under their own Polestar ID?"
    },
    {
      "field_id": "SC-11",
      "field": "Previous-owner data handoff",
      "public_state": "official_action_required",
      "source_refs": "PS-S04",
      "dated_note": "The used-car guidance says previous-owner data should be deleted and the new owner's details added for Polestar Connect to work.",
      "next_owner_question": "Has the seller removed prior data and has the buyer completed app/account linking?"
    },
    {
      "field_id": "SC-12",
      "field": "Purchased feature / Extras transfer",
      "public_state": "missing_in_reviewed_sources",
      "source_refs": "PS-S01;PS-S03",
      "dated_note": "The reviewed sources do not establish which paid software features, subscriptions or Extras follow the vehicle rather than an account or contract.",
      "next_owner_question": "List each paid feature and obtain written vehicle/account/contract transfer treatment."
    },
    {
      "field_id": "SC-13",
      "field": "VIN-specific installed and working state",
      "public_state": "requires_vehicle_and_owner_verification",
      "source_refs": "PS-S01;PS-S02;PS-S03;PS-S04",
      "dated_note": "Public pages do not prove current installation, connectivity, account access or feature operation on a named vehicle.",
      "next_owner_question": "Verify the installed version, app link and selected connected functions during buyer/dealer handover."
    },
    {
      "field_id": "SC-14",
      "field": "Mechanical, battery, safety and resale-value conclusion",
      "public_state": "out_of_scope",
      "source_refs": "MKT-S01;MKT-S02;MKT-S03",
      "dated_note": "This evidence card does not assess battery health, mechanical condition, roadworthiness, safety, price or residual value.",
      "next_owner_question": "Use qualified inspection, battery, valuation and legal/consumer channels for those decisions."
    }
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  "boundaries": [
    "public source and source-status research only",
    "no VIN decode, vehicle inspection, account login or installed-version check",
    "no support-life, battery, mechanical, safety, roadworthiness or resale-value conclusion",
    "Polestar and the market-context publishers are not customers, partners or endorsers"
  ]
}