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2019 TOYOTA RAV4 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1580891 · 2019-07-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
5,700
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2019 TOYOTA RAV4 SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED ON MY DAUGHTER AND ME WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH OVER MONUMENT PASS (7300') IN MIDDLE LANE OF I-25 SOUTH ON MAY 20, 2019. NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF US IN ANY LANE. STARTLED BY WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT RIGHT ABOVE OUR HEADS, AND WE WERE SHOWERED WITH SHARDS OF GLASS IN THE FRONT SEATS AND SOME IN THE BACK SEAT FLOOR AS WELL. CAUSED BLEEDING ON MY HEAD, ARM, HAND, AND FACE PRIMARILY AS I TRIED TO SHAKE/EXTRACT THE GLASS FROM ME. 5700 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLE WAS RENTED FROM NATIONAL RENTAL CAR. ABOUT AN HOUR EARLIER. THE TEMPERATURE HAD DROPPED TO NEAR FREEZING AS WE CLIMBED THE SUMMIT AND THERE WERE A FEW SNOWFLAKES STARTING TO FALL. NO HAIL WAS SEEN OR HEARD. NO HAIL (OR ANY OTHER) DAMAGE ON ANY OTHER PORTION OF THE CAR. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE VERBALLY REPORTED THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS OF HAIL REPORTED THAT AFTERNOON IN THE STATE OF CO. NO FOREIGN OBJECTS BEYOND THE SUNROOF GLASS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. PICTURES ATTACHED. ALSO HAVE FULL VIDEO OF THE CAR INSIDE AND OUT AFTER THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11229457
Machine
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