March 19, 2026
An Ohio federal judge has thrown out for good a driver's suit alleging the panoramic sunroof on his 2012 Kia was defective and shattered for no reason on the highway, saying he failed to present any evidence of a defect, or how the supposed defect caused the sunroof to shatter.
September 30, 2020
An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday denied certification for a class of car owners who alleged that sunroofs on Kia Motors America Inc. vehicles are defective and prone to shattering, saying there are too many differences among the car models at issue for there to be a predominant class-wide issue.