NHTSA Complaint #11166464 — 2017 KIA SORENTO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THE GLASS COVER WAS SHATTERED, BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY COLLAPSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERT OGDEN MISSION MAZDA (956-271-6076, LOCATED AT 2309 E EXPRESSWAY 83, MISSION, TX 78572) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROCK MAY HAVE STRUCK THE SUN ROOF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.