NHTSA Complaint #11208704 — 2016 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

I WAS GOING STRAIGHT DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN MY SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. I DID NOT SEE ANY DEBRIS HIT IT. IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND THERE WERE FEW CARS ON THE ROAD AND I WAS NOT IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT TO THE SUNROOF OR BODY/ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF WAS BULGING OUTWARD, AS IF SOMEONE PUNCHED IT FROM THE INSIDE BUT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE SUNROOF SHADE CLOSED. AFTER INVESTIGATING, THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS JUST LIKE THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S SUNROOF AS WELL, SO THIS WAS NOT JUST A ONE RANDOM OCCURRENCE. THERE NEEDS TO BE HIGHER SAFETY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR SUNROOFS IN THE FUTURE. LUCKILY, IN MY SUDDEN SHOCK AND PANIC, I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHILE PIECES OF GLASS WERE FLYING OFF AND INTO THE VEHICLE AFTER I OPENED THE SHADE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED.