Issue ID | 1124060 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10649618 |
Manufacurer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Brand | VOLKSWAGEN |
Model | PASSAT |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 23/10/14 |
Component | VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I drive a 2013 vw passat tdi se. Yesterday, october 23, 2014, the sunroof exploded upward/outward for no apparent reason. The weather was not extremely hot or cold. We were on a "lonely" stretch of interstate 40 just east of winslow, az. This occurred late in the afternoon, not during the hot, middle of the day. No objects struck our car/sunroof, it just blew upward leaving a large hole in the glass. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 45275 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | GREENBRIER, AR |
VIN pattern | 1VWBN7A35DCXXXXXX |
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 | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | FWD |
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Vehicle speed | 72 |
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