Do Nissan Rogue Rear Windows Spontaneously Explode? A New Class-Action Lawsuit Claims They Do
Two plaintiffs recently filed a class-action lawsuit in Tennessee federal court against Nissan North America Inc. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. The lawsuit claims Nissan Rogue vehicles have defective rear windshields that can spontaneously explode.
The 51-page class-action lawsuit claims the defective rear windows are in 2021 to 2025 Nissan Rogue vehicles. The plaintiffs, Nicole Delucia-Roitman and Darren Chang, say Nissan knew the Rogue rear windows could explode without warning. They say Nissan, despite knowing of the defect, failed to disclose it to customers.
The lawsuit also claims the rear windows can explode while the vehicle operates, or when it sits parked. It can also occur in the absence of adverse weather conditions, a crash, or misuse.
“They also frequently fail within the Class Vehicles’ 3 year/36,000-mile manufacturer warranty,” the lawsuit states. “Nevertheless, numerous consumers report that Nissan fails to replace the broken rear windshields in the Class Vehicles under warranty, claiming the explosions are ordinary wear and tear, and instead charges owners and lessees large sums of money to replace rear windshields or requires them to pay out of pocket to a third party.”
The tempered glass rear window exploding has allegedly led to “shards of glass landing near infants, and baby strollers being covered in glass shards.” It can also increase the risk of someone stealing the vehicles.
“The loud explosion and flying glass distract and startle drivers and occupants,” the lawsuit states. “The broken rear windshield can also result in an increased risk of vehicle break-ins and theft.”
The lawsuit claims Nissan’s manufacturing process makes the rear windshields defective
Nissan is at fault, according to the lawsuit, because of the manufacturing process it uses to make the rear windshields. “Nissan’s use of thin, tempered soda-lime glass, containing manufacturing defects, to produce the rear windshields is substandard, dangerous, and inadequate,” the lawsuit states.
The Nissan Rogue class action lawsuit claims breach of express and implied warranties, common law fraud and fraudulent omission, violations of the New York General Business Law, and unjust enrichment. The plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial and requesting declaratory and injunctive relief, certification of the class action, and an award of damages and attorneys’ fees.
