NHTSA Complaint #11245570 — 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS MISSING A WHEEL WEIGHT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO BACHMAN CHEVROLET (9650 BLUEGRASS PKWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40299, (502) 499-6161) WHERE THEY ASSURED HIM THAT THE WHEEL WAS BALANCED; HOWEVER, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BENT RIM. UPON RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A BENT RIM COULD RESULT IN THE RIM CRACKING OVER TIME WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHICH COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PURCHASE A NEW RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,400. *JB