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2013 KIA SORENTO Visibility Sun Roof Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1040070
Internal NHTSA #	10564555
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2013
File date	15/02/14
Component	VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 2/15/2014 my wife and i were driving from elko, nv to spring creek, nv at approximately 50 mph when the sunroof imploded. It was a clear day with no rail or hail. The sunroof did not have prior damage and there was no indication of it getting hit by an external object; there was no impact sound and no foreign objects in the car. The glass simply imploded and fell not the vehicle on top of my wife and i, along with the front and rear bars of the sunroof. Kia roadside assistance towed the vehicle to a kia dealership in salt lake city, ut.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	23367
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SPRING CREEK, NV
VIN pattern	5XYKUDA25DGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	50
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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.
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2013 KIA SORENTO Visibility Sun Roof Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SORENTO Visibility Sun Roof Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

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