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2011 KIA SPORTAGE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1285769
Internal NHTSA #	10870795
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2011
File date	23/05/16
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle sunroof exploded while driving down freeway. It sounded like a shot-gun blast hit the sunroof and threw glass everywhere. No reason as to why it happened but it just did. I have seen similar complaints online that describe the same thing happening to their kia but it was a kia sorento, i am wondering if it is a factory defect problem with kia's in general.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	78000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NYSSA, OR
VIN pattern	KNDPCCA26B7XXXXXX
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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Was defective tire repaired?
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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2011 KIA SPORTAGE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA SPORTAGE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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