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2013 KIA OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1427957
Internal NHTSA #	11048835
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	09/09/17
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving my car, my sunroof exploded and broke for no apparent reason. Nothing hit the sunroof. The sunroof was closed at the time and the cloth shade was back so that we could see the sky while driving. Glass shattered and fell all over me (the driver) and my passenger and all over the back seat of the car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	27500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TEMECULA, CA
VIN pattern	5XXGN4A7XDGXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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2013 KIA OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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