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2019 BMW 740I — VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

4 injured · 1536947 · 2019-02-05

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
740I
Year
2019
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH. MOST OF THE GLASS EXITED THE VEHICLE ABOVE BUT MANY SHARDS OF SHARP GLASS SPRAYED ALL FOUR PASSENGERS. ALL FOUR PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR CUTS. NO ROCK OR OTHER FOREIGN OBJECT WAS OBSERVED IMPACTING THE VEHICLE. THE GLASS EXPLODED OUT NOT IN. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 7 DEGREES F. THIS OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY 99 BETWEEN WHISTLER BC AND SQUAMASH BC ON FEBRUARY 3, 2019.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11174502
Machine
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