NHTSA Complaint #10106121 — 2003 FORD CVPI WHEELS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10106121
Vehicle	2003 FORD CVPI
Component	WHEELS
Date of Incident	November 25, 2004
Date Filed	January 11, 2005
Mileage	40,320 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER ALLOWING INSTALLATION OF THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS ON THE NEW VEHICLES: FAILURE OF STEEL ROAD WHEEL IN THE NATURE OF A CRACK IN THE WELD ETWEEN THE WHEEL DISK AND WHEEL HUB. A SEPARATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1/16TH OF AN INCH IN WIDTH AND APPROXIMATELY 18 1/4 NCHES AROUND THE HUB. PROPER AIR PRESSURE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED IN THE TIRE. CRACKED WHEEL RESULTED IN A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING OF VEHICLE, AS THOUGH WHEN TIRE WAS MOUNTED IT HAD NOT BEEN BALANCED PROPERLY. DEARLERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, FAILURE REPORTED AND PART ORDERED. NEW WHEEL WAS PICKED UP FROM DEALER AND FAILED WHEEL TURNED IN FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT UNDER SAFETY RECALL 03S05.*AK

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