Nissan sued over class action claims Rogue rear windshields can spontaneously explode

Nissan class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Nissan North America Inc. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. are facing a class action lawsuit.
• Why: The automaker is accused of selling Rogue vehicles with defective rear windshields that can spontaneously explode.
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Tennessee federal court.

Nissan is facing a class action lawsuit accusing it of selling Rogue vehicles with defective rear windshields that can spontaneously explode.

Plaintiffs Nicole Delucia-Roitman and Darren Chang filed the class action Jan. 6 in Tennessee federal court. They claim Nissan knew the rear windshields in model year 2021-2025 Rogue vehicles are prone to spontaneously explode yet failed to disclose the defect to consumers.

The plaintiffs allege the defect creates a safety issue for vehicle occupants and others on the road. Drivers of affected vehicles have reported unexpected rear windshield explosions causing shards of glass to fly through their vehicles, sometimes while the vehicle is being operated, the class action lawsuit says.

“The loud explosion and flying glass distract and startle drivers and occupants,” the class action lawsuit says. “The broken rear windshield can also result in an increased risk of vehicle break-ins and theft.”

Nissan failed to disclose rear windshield defect, class action says

Consumers have reported that their rear windshields have spontaneously exploded while the vehicles were parked and while they were in motion despite the absence of extreme weather conditions, collisions or misuse by the owners, the class action lawsuit says.

The rear windshields in affected Rogue vehicles reportedly fail before the expiration of the rear windshields’ expected lifespan and frequently fail within the vehicles’ three-year/36,000-mile manufacturer warranty.

Despite this, numerous consumers report that Nissan fails to replace the broken rear windshields 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 class action lawsuit alleges.

The plaintiffs claim Nissan knew about the defect but failed to disclose this material information to consumers.

The class action lawsuit asserts claims for 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 seeking to represent a nationwide class of consumers who purchased or leased a model year 2021-2025 Nissan Rogue vehicle. They are also seeking to represent a New York subclass.

They demand a jury trial and request declaratory and injunctive relief, certification of the class action and an award of damages and attorneys’ fees.

In July 2025, Nissan faced a separate class action lawsuit alleging it sold certain 2021–2023 Nissan Rogue, 2019–2023 Nissan Altima and 2019–2023 Infiniti QX50 vehicles with faulty engines that pose a safety hazard.

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The plaintiffs are represented by John Spragens of Spragens Law PLC; Andrew W. Ferich of Ahdoot & Wolfson P.C.; and Benjamin F. Johns, Samantha E. Holbrook and Deirdre Mulligan of Shub Johns & Holbrook LLP.

The Nissan Rogue class action lawsuit is Delucia-Roitman, et al. v. Nissan North America Inc., et al., Case No. 3:26-cv-00014, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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