NHTSA Complaint #10016526 — 2002 SANTA FE SANTA FE TRAILER

I OWN A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THIS PAST WEEK A ROCK (APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL) FELL OFF OF AN ONCOMING TRUCK AND HIT MY FRONT WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE ROCK CAME COMPLETELY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, HIT THE DASHBOARD, & LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SAW IT COMING & IN A SPLIT SECOND WAS ABLE TO COVER HER FACE & LEAN TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IF THAT ROCK HAD HIT HER IT WOULD HAVE VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED HER OR WORSE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE ROCK CAME COMPLETELY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD & WONDER IF THEIR IS A DEFECT IN THE SANTA FE. THE GLASS TECHNICIAN THAT REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD SAID THAT ROCK SHOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH & HE ALSO SAID THAT THE HE FIXES A GREAT NUMBER OF SANTA FE WINDSHIELD. I REALLY THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE EMAILED HYUNDAI & THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY WOULD ENTER IT INTO THAT DATABASE. THAT WILL NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. WE WERE VERY LUCKY IN THIS SITUATION, BUT THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE. I WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO INFORM THEM. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY CONCERN. *NLM