NHTSA complaint: 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA — VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. PASSENGER LOOKED AROUND AND SAW NO VEHICLES NEAR THE CAR. OPENED THE SHADE FOR THE SKY-VIEW GLASS ROOF OF A 2004 NISSAN MAXIA AND GLASS FLEW INTO THE CAR CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SWIRVE ON THE HIGHWAY. GLASS CUT BOTH PASSANGERS HANDS, ARMS AND FACE. THE SKY-VIEW GLASS ROOF HAD APPARENTLY SHATTERED. THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED.*AK THIS IS A SKY VIEW ROOF THAT DOES NOT OPEN. THE GLASS PANEL RUNS THE LENGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A CONVENTIONAL SUNROOF THAT POPS UP OR SLIDE REARWARD. CONSUMER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. NOW THE GLASS PANEL LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. CONSUMER WAS CUT BY THE GLASS CHARDES WHEN OPENING THE SHADE AND THE SHATTERED GLASS FELL INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE SHADE WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.CW
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation