NHTSA Complaint #10689475 — 2011 KIA SORENTO

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10689475
Vehicle	2011 KIA SORENTO
Component	VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Date of Incident	February 18, 2015
Date Filed	February 19, 2015
Mileage	64,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

AS I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY THE SUNROOF LITERALLY EXPLODED/SHATTERED ABOVE MY HEAD SENDING MILLIONS OF GLASS FRAGMENTS AND NUMEROUS LARGER SHARDS RAINING DOWN ON MY HEAD AND THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY FLYING DEBRIS NOR STRIKING A POTHOLE. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES PRESENT IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME AND IT WAS A VERY SMOOTH STRETCH OF ROADWAY. HAD I NOT BEEN WEARING A PEAKED CAP AND LEANING TO MY LEFT AT THE TIME I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES FROM THE FALLING GLASS. THE GLASS APPEARS TO HAVE EXPLODED OUTWARDS WHICH, I BELIEVE, COMPLETELY RULES OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DEBRIS BEING THE CAUSE. *TR

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