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2016 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG — STRUCTURE:BODY

3 injured · 1727421 · 2021-02-16

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
TOUAREG
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
300
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHED, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 17 DEGREES. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A LOUD SOUND, LIKE A GUNSHOT AND IMMEDIATELY GLASS FELL ON OUR HEADS. THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AS THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND US. IT WAS A SCARY INCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY ONBOARD. ONLY MINOR GLASS CUTS WERE SUFFERED, MOSTLY ON THE HANDS AND WE WIPED THE GLASS PIECES OFF OURSELVES. OUR DRIVING SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES/HOUR, THROUGH OPEN FIELDS (NO BUILDINGS OR CONSTRUCTION NEARBY) ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11396521
Machine
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