# 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER — VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `1079690` · 2014-06-25 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** VELOSTER
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 70,294
- **Speed:** 75 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON THE 10 FREEWAY GOING WEST IN TONOPAUGH, ARIZONA.  I HEARD A HUGE EXPLOSION AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED...IF I WAS BEING SHOT AT; THE CAR EXPLODED, A BOMB WENT OFF OR WHAT.  THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AND IN MY HYSTERICAL POSITION, I SEE GLASS FLYING ALL OVER THE ENTIRE CAR...I HAD TO GET OVER SEVERAL LANES TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY...I'M NOT SURE HOW I GOT THE COMPOSURE TO DO THIS...HOWEVER, I DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY.  THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT KILLED; OR KILLED SOMEONE WITH   THIS EXPLOSION OF NOT ONLY GLASS, BUT THE PARTS TO THE SUNROOF IS A MIRACLE.  I AM NOW IN THERAPY WITH PDST.  THIS CAR WAS A RECALL CAR THAT I PURCHASED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  IT WAS RECALLED FOR SHATTERING SUNROOF GLASS...HOWEVER, HYUNDAI SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE DAMAGES CAME TO OVER $10,000.  *TR
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