# 2007 KIA AMANTI — VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `619661` · 2007-04-08 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** AMANTI
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 AMANTI ON THE I-10 WHEN THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THERE  WAS NO EVENT THAT LEAD TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THE GLASS SIMPLY EXPLODED OR IMPLODED. THIS  WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS CAR WAS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR AN EXPLANATION. OF COURSE, THERE WAS NONE. KIA  WAS FILING THIS WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT THIS  WAS A DEFECT OF SOME SORT THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS  SO NEW THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS.  I NOW  HAD A RENTAL FOR AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME. *AK
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