Nissan loses appeal in sunroof crushing class action lawsuit
Nissan loses appeal in sunroof crushing class action lawsuit

An appeals court ruled that Nissan must question customers in four states about exploding sunroofs. December 1, 2024 — A Nissan sunroof class action lawsuit that has been in court since 2017 will continue after Nissan lost an appeal to the Ninth Circuit. The Nissan sunroof explosion lawsuit covers these vehicles. 2009-2014 and 2016-2020 Nissan Maxima 2014-2020 Nissan Rogue 2013-2020 Nissan Pathfinder 2009-2020 Nissan Loulan 2013 Infiniti JX35 2014-2020 Infiniti QX60 The original class action lawsuit included all affected Nissan owners nationwide, which makes sense because if the sunroofs are defective, they're likely to be defective everywhere. But like many auto class action lawsuits, this one has yet to be certified nationwide and instead only targets certain customers in these four states: California, Colorado, New York and Florida. Nissan sunroof glass allegedly shatters like a shotgun when driving or parking. Passengers in the Nissan complained of extreme distraction caused by the sunroof exploding while driving. In addition, vehicle owners reported…