NHTSA Complaint #11364343 — 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE: PILOT SUPER SPORT, TIRE SIZE: P335/25/ZR20, DOT: 4M2R00RX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THE WHEELS. GREGG YOUNG CHEVROLET, INC (17750 BURT ST, OMAHA, NE 68118, (800) 951-5257) DISMISSED THE CONTACT'S CONCERN AND SUGGESTED THAT THE WHEEL WAS POSSIBLY CRACKED WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. THE DEALER PROMISED A CALLBACK HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A CALLBACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE. THE WHEEL WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,800.