Issue ID | 1652915 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11318577 |
Manufacurer | Mazda Motor Corp. |
Brand | MAZDA |
Model | MAZDA3 |
Model Year | 2017 |
File date | 17/03/20 |
Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | 2017 mazda 3 grand touring hatchback driving on a road going 30 mph and hear what sounded like a muffled gunshot right above me. I saw that i had glass raining down the back of my car, emptying onto the street and causing cars to swerve to avoid the glass. That was when i realized that my sunroof just exploded. I pulled over and saw that the sunroof was shattered with splinters of glass everywhere. I noticed that the sunroof bursted outward, as if nothing fell on it. There was nothing above me or beside me at the time of the explosion. The f-150 in front of me was going the same speed 5 car-lengths in front of me. The pieces of glass that fell behind my car left many scratches on the roof and spoiler of my car. The road i was driving on had rolling dips at an incline, but nothing like a jolting bump or pothole-like bump. Note how my sunroof exploded outward, meaning that the sunroof might have been fitted improperly, squeezing the glass inward. I think that when i went over the rolling gradual bumps that the chassis flexed and caused the sunroof to bend in a different way and explode. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 23644 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA |
VIN pattern | JM1BN1M36H1XXXXXX |
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 | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 30 |
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