NHTSA Complaint #10521292 — 2010 KIA FORTE WHEELS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10521292
Vehicle	2010 KIA FORTE
Component	WHEELS
Date of Incident	June 12, 2013
Date Filed	June 23, 2013
Mileage	86,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

THE TIRE DEFLATE RAPIDLY WHEN DRIVING AT 70MPH ON FREEWAY. WHEN IN THE TIRE SHOP TECHNICIAN REVELED THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE BUT THE STEM WAS MISSING. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE THE STEM WAS FOUND INSIDE THE TIRE WITH VISIBLE CORROSION SIGNS. BY INSPECTING THE REST OF THE STEM, WAS FOUND THAT ALL THREE STEM SUPPORTING NUTS HAVE TRACES OF CORROSION BUT ONE OF THEM ON THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL THE NUT WAS CRACKED. WE CONCLUDED AS CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE CRACK IN THE NUT THAT SECURE THE STEM IN POSITION. THE FAILURE CAN BE VERIFIED BY THE CORROSION MARS PRESENT OF THE FAILED WHEEL STEM. THE COMPONENT IS IDENTIFY AS FCCI ID: KR5S180052015B IC:267T-S118015B ID:0C2BDE37 S180052017E 09096 CONTINENTAL PA66 GF30 52933-2M000. *TR

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