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2020 AUDI Q7 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 2036705 · 2024-10-30

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
Q7
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Panoramic sunroof imploded while traveling at freeway speeds (70mph) during normal conditions (no rain, hail, snow, etc. and 60* temp) causing a large amount of glass to be blown into the cab of vehicle, striking the driver and passenger. With this loud implosion and visibility obstructed by flying glass debris it put the driver in a unsafe environment. This also put the passenger and other drivers on the road at a huge risk of an accident. Throughout the automotive industry, this has been a known issue over the past several years and even at the local Audi dealership in Bellingham, WA. After conversation with dealership there was no known contributing factors to the implosion and was suspected to be a manufacturing defect.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11622755
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown