NHTSA Complaint #10468102 — 2010 FORD F-350 SD

WHILE ON AN EXTENDED TRIP, TIRES WERE CHECKED EACH DAY (80 PSI). MID-DAY THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR SOUNDED ON CONSOLE. RIGHT REAR TIRE INDICATED 60 PSI. RE-INFLATED TO 80 PSI AND WENT TO TIRE CENTER. NO CAUSE WAS LOCATED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, AGAIN TIRES WERE CHECKED EARLY MORNING AT 80 PSI. WHILE AT A RETAIL FACILITY, A WHEEL/TIRE ISSUE WAS POINTED OUT. THE WHEEL HAD A CRACK, BUT THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. A PHOTO WAS TAKEN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER. THEY PROMPTLY INDICATED IT WAS AN IMPACT CAUSED ISSUE. THE PHOTO TAKEN AT THE RETAIL STORE CLEARLY SHOWS A CRACK IN THE WHEEL. THERE WAS NO APPARENT PINCHING OF THE TIRE, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN NORMAL IF IT WAS IMPACT RELATED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER ACCOUNTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES. HAD THE WHEEL FAILURE RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE. *TR