Was driving from one restaurant to another tea shop after dinner around 7:30 PM. After parking in the lot, we heard a minor crack sound but did not thought of something major. However, after getting the tea and trying to place it in the trunk, we realized that there was a hole on the rear windshield, with edges all broken up. Thought of it as an unsuccessful break-in, but there was other cars in the parking lot without this kind of shattering, which doesn-??t make sense that it was a intended intrusion. Honda definitely needs to recall this issue and have the rear window replaced!

- San Jose, CA, USA

I was driving on an open road at aporox 8pm no wind rain or snow and my REAR WINDOW spontaneously combusted. Nothing hit the window and there was no apparent object thrown through the window. The temp outside was approx 32 degrees and the rear defogger was engaged

- Fort Washington, MD, USA

The rear windshield exploded and shattered into pieces when I turned on rear defroster. No warning, no impact or other vehicles involved. This is a safety issue, I have my 3 year old son at the backseat, and the pieces of shattered glass flew pretty far out, and luckily I wasn't driving fast in the highway. I took my car to the dealer and they are ordering part to fix my rear windshield and my rear wiper.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

While at the gym one evening on 1/3, I came back to my car and noticed a shattered rear windshield. Initially my thoughts were 'did my car get broken into?' however, nothing was missing and my gym is located in a fairly safe part of town. Also, this occurred early evening, one of the busiest times at the gym and an unlikely time for a break in. I notified the police, my insurance company, and the gym. The police reviewed footage of the parking lot and didn't see anything that suggested a break it. Shortly thereafter, I became aware of many HRV owners experiencing 'spontaneous' shattering of the rear windshield. The situation was beginning to make more sense. I believe that I am a victim of this defect.

- Columbia , MO, USA

I was operating my vehicle under normal operations when I parked in my driveway. I got out of the car, closed my door and then heard a crack-??.to see that my rear windshield had completely shattered.

- St. Peters , MO, USA

My rear shield window shattered after I used the defroster. It was a normal cold morning in Germantown, NY. I turned on the defroster for 2 min. and a little bit later the rear window shattered everywhere.

- Suffern, NY, USA

After getting in my car and shortly after turning it on, my rear windshield exploded and caused for pieces of glass to fly everywhere. One piece of glass hit my face but what worries me most is that my dogs are in the back seat when this shattered and they had glass all over them. They are shaking from fear because that sound was very loud and happened out of nowhere. No one hit me and I was not moving the car. After some online research, it looks like this is a common issue in this make/model car.

- Denver, CO, USA

The rear windshield shattered while the car was parked and warming up. The hatch was closed. There was no impact to the rear windshield. There were no warning signs or lamps. The dealer has not yet been contacted, but will be once the dealer is open.

- Austin, TX, USA

I was slowing down for a stop sign and the back window spontaneously shattered. Nothing struck the window and there were no cracks in the window previously.

- Watauga, TX, USA

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request" The rear window. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? The glass exploded after the rear defroster was turned off. This happened while I was on the highway. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? The dealership said it was the first they have heard of this. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Not yet. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear" No.

- Springfield, MO, USA

Remote started car, parked in the garage, in cold weather which enables defrost on front and rear windshields. After only a few minutes I began driving when my rear windshield exploded/shattered out of the blue.

- Caldwell, ID, USA

I was driving down the [XXX] south bound on [XXX]. Around 5:15pm on a rainy and i must have not been going no faster than 60 miles per hour and it was already dark and then all of a sudden you hear an explosion sound noise from the back of the car. I originally thought it was bullet of a sort. I couldn-??t believe the window was broken. How, I asked myself did the window have a hole. How did the glass break. How did this happen. I wanted requested footage from CHP to see if something shot at us. But now I see Honda made a default car. So sad because I love Honda and I feel betrayed by them. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Huntington Park, CA, USA

I was sitting in traffic today and suddenly heard an explosion sound and when I looked back my rear windshield was all shattered. It spontaneously shattered out of nowhere with no warnings. I was lucky that I was not moving and in traffic when that happened, because that scared me tremendously and if I was driving I could have crashed or something.

- Land O Lakes, FL, USA

I got into my HRV And closed my driver side door as normal. The back window shattered I was not parked under a tree or anything that could have fallen on the back windshield. I was sitting in the driver seat when it happened. The glass came into the car. I called my dealer, and they said they had not heard of a problem. However, after investigating myself, I found this to be happening to several people owning Honda Anda HRV.

- Columbia City, IN, USA

Rear window shattered, while defrosting was on 5:20am

- Vista, CA, USA

I arrived home and had just turned off my vehicle. I was sitting in the car talking on the phone when I heard a loud noise, like a bomb explosion. When I got out the car to inspect my vehicle and the area around, I saw that my rear windshield had exploded & was shattered. Even the area around the window frame was broken was shattered. My car was in park, there were no objects around or above my car as I was in the parking lot & there were no other cars parked there at the time. I went to the dealership who stated they spoke with Honda and apparently there are other people who have experienced the same thing & that it may be a defroster issue. I was instructed to contact my insurance at this time since no active recalls have been issued. I was able to schedule an appointment for 1/10/24 through my insurance to have it repaired. Before this incident, I have had no issues with my car.

- Louisville, KY, USA

I was on the road for about 5 minutes when there was a load bang I was not sure what happened then a I drove crack crack so I pulled over to look at and saw a big hole in my back window. No body was around when it happened.

- Lebanon, OH, USA

Closed my front passenger side door and the rear hatchback glass completely shattered. Hundreds of pieces of shattered glass were now inside the rear lift gate section of my vehicle. The glass shattered around the edges and in the center. Some remained around the edges but continued to fall out at the slightest movement, such as when I got in the vehicle and closed my door to call the dealership. Contacted my dealership who said there were no recalls on my vehicle and they stated they had not heard of this, though I've seen many similar complaints here. Dealership suggested I place a claim through my insurance company. It hardly seems fair to me that my insurance should foot the bill for an obvious manufacturing defect on Honda's part.

- Clinton, MA, USA

Rear windshield was exploded while the vehicle is not in motion

- New York, NY, USA

Rear windshield suddenly cracked and completely shattered.

- West Hollywood, CA, USA