NHTSA Complaint #11364351 — 2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVER FOUR CRACKS ON THE INTERIOR SECTION OF THE WHEEL CAUSING THE AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRE. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER COUGHLIN CHEVROLET OF PATASKALA (900 EAST BROAD ST, PATASKALA, OH 43062) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.