After setting FCV to 3.6, the response received from the repro is as follows:
WriteResult({ "nMatched" : 0, "nUpserted" : 0, "nModified" : 0, "writeError" : { "code" : 12, "errmsg" : "Don't know how to handle unexpected SafeNum type" } })
The message given is vague and likely should not be reflected externally.