NHTSA Complaint #10862513 — 2016 BMW M235I

WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON AN EXIT RAMP WITH THE NEAREST CAR ABOUT 5 OR 6 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME. SMOOTH, PAVED ROAD WITH NO DEBRIS. THE SUNROOF MADE A LOUD POP AND SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY, RAINING GLASS DOWN ON ME. THE GLASS HAD AN OUTWARD BEND TO IT AS IF IT HAD EXPLODED OUTWARDS WITH PRESSURE RELIEF. NO ROCKS OR DEBRIS WERE SEEN OR POSSIBLE FROM NEARBY VEHICLES GIVEN THE DISTANCES BETWEEN MY CAR AND THEIRS, AND NOTHING BEING SEEN TRAVELING THROUGH THE AIR. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS DUE TO A FLAW IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GLASS ITSELF (I.E. FLAWS IN CONSTRUCTION, IMPURITIES, ETC.), AND THAT THE SPONTANEOUS EXPLOSION OF THE GLASS WITHIN THE SUNROOF FRAME WAS NOT A RESULT OF ANY KIND OF IMPACT. THE GLASS WAS ALSO FLAWLESS IN TERMS OF NEVER HAVING BEEN NICKED BY DEBRIS. THE CAR IS A FEW MONTHS OLD WITH 3,000 MILES.