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NHTSA complaint #11706044

This page summarizes an official U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration owner complaint. Use the verification links below to confirm the record directly with NHTSA.

Vehicle

2023 BMW X5

Manufacturer

BMW of North America, LLC

Components

STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Dates

Incident: 12/18/2025
Filed: 12/19/2025

Owner complaint summary

My sunroof spontaneously exploded yesterday, which sounded like a loud shotgun blast going off. Fortunately my vehicle was stopped at the time, but no rocks or debris had hit it to cause this then or previously, and nothing had fallen on it. No warning or other symptoms prior to this happening, the car was in mint condition and always garaged, 34,750 miles. Could have been much worse had I been driving at highway speeds and not stopped at a traffic light.

Official record ID (ODI): 11706044. This page is the human-readable source link used across afterwarranty. The JSON record button above proxies NHTSA's public API so verification works in every browser.