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2016 KIA SPORTAGE Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1287946
Internal NHTSA #	10872433
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2016
File date	03/06/16
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This morning i was backing out of my driveway when all of a sudden i heard a loud bang. I got out to look, assuming it was a tire. Upon looking over the vehicle i could not see any issues but did notice a crackling sound. When i looked on the top of the car the rear section of the panoramic sunroof was shattered in each corner and when i looked closer i noticed in the center it was cracked as well but was still being held together. I decided that i needed to take the car straight to the dealership (70 miles away). By time i got there the back portion of the sunroof looked even worse and was starting to cave in. The service manager stated he had never seen this happen before and that i needed to get in contact with my insurance as they would more than likely not cover this under my warranty or even my extended warranty that i had purchased. Keep in mind i bought this only 36 days ago, brand new off the lot. The service manager claimed he saw a chunk of metal in that portion of the sunroof and claimed that obviously something had hit it. However, as i pointed out to him, that was not metal at all but simply a chunk of glass at a different angle from the glass slowly falling inward. The current mileage on my car is 6,500 miles. I have attached 4 images. 3 are of when it initially happened and the last one is what it looked like when i got it to the dealership.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	6500
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GRIFFITHVILLE, AR
VIN pattern	KNDPC3A64G7XXXXXX
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	3
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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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2016 KIA SPORTAGE Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA SPORTAGE Visibility Wiper Problems, Complaints and Defects

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