| Issue ID | 1415645 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11035198 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 27/07/12 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Sun roof glass exploded while driving on a highway at about 60 to 65 miles per hour. We had the sun shade closed so we did not know the sun roof glass had exploded. Pulled off the road, no other car or truck was near us, and discovered the sun roof glass had exploded and glass was prevented from entering the passenger compartment because the shade was closed. Went to a toyota dealer about 10 miles away and they said it was probably caused by a rock. I said no one was near us, front or back, and they said we might have had a chip in the sun roof glass from before this happened. It was a nice day, no rain, not too hot, around 65 degrees, comfortable, sun was out. They taped the glass that was still together so we could drive home and have it repaired. They did not have the glass and would take several days. This happened in july, 2012. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COUPEVILLE, WA |
| VIN pattern | 5TDJK3EH6ASXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
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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 | 60 |
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| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
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