Unable to add a passenger to a minecart with "/data merge @e[type=minecart,limit=1] {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:fox"}]}", but still able to summon a minecart with a pasenger with "/summon minecart ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:fox"}]}".
Environment
Windows 10
Minecraft Java Edition
Java 8u201
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