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2014 KIA FORTE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1399257
Internal NHTSA #	11014496
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2014
File date	10/08/17
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My wife was driving to work on the expressway and suddenly heard a loud "pop" and the sunroof glass shattered for no apparent reason. Thankfully, she had the visor closed underneath it so that the glass did not fall on her. It did do damage to the trunk and other areas in the rear of the car as the glass blew off the car. When i (husband) went to kia and told the service person what happened he said it was "impossible" for glass just to shatter without being struck. After listening to news reports through youtube i do not believe the service person. From what i am hearing from the media.... The glass on top is being made thinner because of weight concerns. Also, my body shop advisor told me that the design of our kia is sloped and the glass is more exposed rather than being on a "flat" roof design vehicle of say an older ford explorer type vehicle. If the glass on certain designed vehicles is more exposed by sloping forward then all the more reason to have a glass that won't shatter or that is thicker. If the sloped design makes the glass more exposed.... Then it may also be that it only takes a very small rock being thrown by a vehicle in front to shatter a thinner glass on a sloped design vehicle... And a rock size that a driver would not notice. There was a truck in front of my wife but she did not notice any rock hitting her car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	65000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SHAWNEE, KS
VIN pattern	KNAFZ4A82E5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 KIA FORTE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 KIA FORTE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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