Feds investigating Kia Sorento over shattered sunroofs
 

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The <a href="https://autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a> has opened an investigation into 64,000 <a href="https://www.autoblog.com/kia/sorento/">Kia Sorento</a> crossovers due to complaints from owners that the sunroof can shatter unexpectedly. This probe affects Sorento models from the 2011, 2012 and 2013 model years.<br />
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According to<em> <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131025/AUTO0104/310250094/1361/NHTSA-investigates-Kia-Sorento-for-shattered-sunroofs">The Detroit News</a></em>, NHTSA has received 15 complaints from Sorento owners citing sunroofs that shattered, 13 of which reportedly happened while the vehicle was in motion. No crashes have been reported from this problem, but one complaint did cite minor injuries - cuts from the shattered glass.<br />
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The automaker told <em>The Detroit News</em> that it "has been evaluating the performance of its panoramic sunroof as part of ongoing vehicle monitoring activities conducted as a standard practice on all <a href="https://www.autoblog.com/kia/">Kia</a> models." Kia's corporate cousin, <a href="https://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/">Hyundai</a>, recently had <a href="https://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/27/hyundai-recalls-6-071-more-velosters-over-shattering-sunroofs/">similar sunroof problems</a> with its <a href="https://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/veloster/">Veloster</a> hatchback.<br />
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Kia will continue to research this issue and share results of its findings with NHTSA. This is not yet an official recall, but one may be warranted depending on the results of the government agency's investigation.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="https://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/27/kia-sorento-investigation-shattered-sunroofs/">Feds investigating Kia Sorento over shattered sunroofs</a> originally appeared on <a href="https://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:05:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="https://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/27/kia-sorento-investigation-shattered-sunroofs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autoblog.com/forward/20754756/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/27/kia-sorento-investigation-shattered-sunroofs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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