NHTSA Complaint #11352565 — 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

RIGHT REAR WHEEL HAS CRACKED, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK CAR IN TO MY LOCAL TIRE STORE BECAUSE I THOUGH I MIGHT HAVE PICKED UP A NAIL, AS THE CAR WAS REPORTING LOW PRESSURE IN THAT TIRE. TIRE STORE UNMOUNTED THE WHEEL AND SHOWED ME TWO CRACKS FROM INSIDE EDGE OF THE RIM TOWARDS CENTER. APX 2" EACH. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO TIRE OR WHEEL INDICTIVE OF A POT HOLE OR OTHER IMPACT. I DROVE THE CAR TO TAKE MY GIRFRIEND OUT TO DINNER THE NIGHT BEFORE AND SHE ALSO STATED I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. BASED ON MANY MANY REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES ON CORVETTE FORUMS AND PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS, I BELIEVE THE WHEELS WERE DEFECTIVE WHEN NEW. BECAUSE I HAVE THREE OTHER WHEELS WHICH MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE AFTERMARKET WHEELS AND HOPE THEY ARE A MORE ROBUST DESIGN.