# 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S550 — VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `1180694` · 2015-05-06 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** S550
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 150
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SOUND.  THE GLASS ON THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND BROKE OFF IN CHUNKS HITTING DRIVER REPEATEDLY UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE GLASS COLLAPSED. GLASS SHARDS CUT DRIVER.  MBWORLD SHOWS SIMILAR INCIDENTS TO OTHER MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES.  MERCEDES-BENZ AUTOBAHN BELMONT, CA AND MERCEDES BENZ (CORPORATE NJ) WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY OR ADMIT DEFECT.  SEE SAMPLE OF POSTINGS:    HTTP://MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/E-CLASS-W212/405329-2011-E350-EXPLODING-SUNROOF.HTML  HTTP://MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/C-CLASS-W204/544374-EXPLODING-SHATTERED-SUNROOF-TRISTAR-MERCEDES-ST-LOUIS-MO.HTML  HTTP://MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/C-CLASS-W203/346317-C230-SUNROOF-EXPLODED.HTML  HTTP://MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/C-CLASS-W203/525268-SUNROOF-BLEW-OUT-EXPLODED.HTML  HTTP://MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/GL-CLASS-X166/550965-PANORAMIC-ROOF-BLEW-UP.HTML.  *TR
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