I was unloading my groceries and over my head. My windshield from the back of the hatchback closure exploded over my head, and then I had to pay a 500 deductible because Honda said that there was no recall for an overheating back windshield so I had to pay out-of-pocket for it, and they literally had a hole and it exploded over my head and they said they couldn-??t do a recall.

- San Bernardino , CA, USA

Upon entering my parked vehicle today 11/30/23, I got in and closed the driver side door of my 2023 Honda Hrv. Immediately I heard a crash and looked behind me to see that my rear windshield had shattered and the middle part was caved in with glad all in the trunk. I got out, inspected the area and there was nothing to indicate why the windshield spontaneously combusted like this. I took it to the dealer I bought it from and no one had seen or heard of this before. Upon searching online, I found several websites where other people have reported the same thing happening, either when the car is parked or while driving. The dealership is currently trying to figure out how to handle this.

- Tucker, GA, USA

my back windshield shattered with out any impact when the car was parked. and it exploded when I was driving!

- Sunset Beach, NC, USA

Rear glass exploded

- Zebulon, NC, USA

Rear windshield exploded. Windshield was hot after the explosion. Defroster was off.

- Ponce, PR, USA

Rear glass shattered while vehicle was parked and defrosting.

- Cullman, AL, USA

Rear Windshield Glass Shattered while driving with no impact

- Baltimore, MD, USA

My 2023 Honda HRV rear windshield exploded unexpectedly without a cause. I warmed up the car on a 40 degree morning before driving and less than a mile down the road, the rear window exploded in a wide open area while driving 25 mph. THANKFULY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE BACK SEAT!

- Allentown, PA, USA

While I was driving the rear window suddenly shattered creating a loud thud. Chunks of shattering glass fell into the back section of the car. No foreign object hit the car. This was just a spontaneous event. We often transport our grand children and it is possible that they could have been seriously injured if they would have been in the car at the time. The car is unsafe to drive at this time due to shards of glass still loose. I plan to contact the local Honda dealership and will request a representative to come inspect the damage. Our HRV is still under warranty.

- San Diego, CA, USA

rear windshield shattered while parked.

- Philadelphia , MS, USA

The windows will get stuck down and will not go back for a few minutes. When trying to roll them up they will continuously click like it is trying, but can not go up or they go halfway and then back off

- Jackson Heights, NY, USA

While I was driving and while using the rear window defroster the rear window suddenly shattered. The shatter made a whole on the middle/upper left side (facing forward). This needs to be recalled as it is a hazard while driving and there shouldn-??t be rear windows easily shattering by using the defroster once. This was my first time using the defroster since I just bought the car.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

Driving to work my rear window suddenly shattered. I thought something had gone through the glass but nothing was discovered in the boot. I called police, to make sure. They confirmed that likely it was a defective window. I had run the rear defroster for about 10 minutes prior to the shatter. Thankfully, it was not raining and no one was hurt. The rear window glass continued breaking off crackling and falling -?" as I drove, but the original hole was on the drivers side about half way up the window. I went to Honda and they had no rear windows for 2023 HRV-??s available, and said they have never seen or heard of any rear window defects. I am having an off market rear window installed tomorrow at a glass repair place. Later, I found an HRV on line forum where many people have had the same exact same thing happen. The forum suggested reporting the incident here.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

The rear windshield exploded spontaneously after the car was put into park. The whole thing was completely shattered and slowly collapsed in on itself. There was no damage to it, nothing hit it - it just exploded. This luckily happened after the car was in motion or otherwise serious injury or other damage may have occurred. Apparently the window system also connects to airbag system and could have caused further issues had that been triggered. The dealership, even though the car was under warranty, told me they would not replace the windshield at their cost. I plead for them to ask Honda to cover it - I was only in possession of the car for 15months, brand new! The dealership sent photos to Honda and Honda did determine they would fix the window; however, there are lawsuits being established as this is a recurring issue and Honda should be liable for putting out cars in such condition. My concern now is that this will happen again and could cause additional damage to the vehicle, others around, or anyone inside.

- Goffstown, NH, USA

- On 9/27/23 the rear windshield of my 2023 Honda HRV spontaneously shattered. This is a known issue with the vehicle. - I was driving down the freeway when my windshield spontaneously shattered. It was incredibly alarming and dangerous. Thank goodness there were no passengers in the backseat, because they would be covered in shards of glass. -The problem has been reported to the dealership and Honda is aware that this is an issue with this model car.

- Los Angeles , CA, USA

On July 22, 2023, I was pulling out of a parking spot when the back window/windshield exploded without cause. There were no objects nearby or any other cause for the problem. The only other possible cause would've been the pneumatics failing to protect the glass or the rear defrost heating the glass until it exploded. I took the car to the dealership (Coggin Honda Orlando, 11051 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32837) and they refused to fix it under the warranty of the vehicle, which at the time was just over 10K miles and less than 6 months of ownership. A quick google search shows at least dozens of reports of the same issue happening to other owners. This is very dangerous because it can injure a backseat passenger. I was forced to pay for the repair with my Insurance for something that Honda should acknowledge as a problem and provide a recall.

- Kissimmee, FL, USA

Used my defroster in my car to defrost the front in back windows. Back window completely shattered. Not only did it put myself at risk, it also put others in the road at risk. This could have caused me to be distracted and have an accident or glass could have flown at someone else-??s car. There were no warnings that the glass would randomly shatter. I contacted my dealer about this but have not received a response.

- Claysville , PA, USA

On 10/27/23, while parked in a residential driveway, the back window to my 2023 Honda HRV Sport spontaneously shattered. The temp at the time was around 65 degrees and it was approximately 6:45 AM. I did have my defroster on that morning, however, it the rear defroster was off by the time I was parked in the driveway.

- Mobile, AL, USA

On October 19 I was on my way to work and noticed my back window was shattered. I wasn-??t sure if it was intentional so I called the police. The officer arrived and looked at the vehicle he observed and found no signs of a break in or that the window had been intentionally bashed in. I called my insurance and they they sent someone to replace the window since I did have glass coverage. I looked on Google to see if there were any faulty issues with the windows and it pulled up several other Honda HRV 2023 models were having the same problem. I immediately contacted the dealer and sent them an email and called but no response

- Glendale, AZ, USA

My rear windshield just shattered on its own

- Flushing, NY, USA