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NHTSA complaint #11742484

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Vehicle

2023 TOYOTA RAV4

Manufacturer

Toyota Motor Corporation

Components

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Dates

Incident: 06/05/2026
Filed: 06/06/2026

Owner complaint summary

I was driving across a mountain pass in Washington State at an elevation of approximately 4,000 ft. With no warning I hear a very loud noise, sounding like a gunshot. I was in pretty heavy traffic and pulled over as soon as it was safe. A walk around the car revealed no problems, but looking at the top of the car showed that the glass over the sunroof had imploded. I'm not a fan of sunroofs and I may have never opened it. My favorite AI search engine Gemini had plenty of information. I experienced what is known as a spontaneous sunroof implosion/explosion. Fortunately, neither my passengers nor I was injured. Toyota is not accepting responsibility for these incidents.

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