Catastrophic tire/wheel failure, PLEASE READ!
Catastrophic tire/wheel failures, please read I just returned from the travel from hell. Then upon return, only to find out the real backing Crossroad has for their product. I will try to keep...
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Bionic Man wrote:donn0128 wrote:
Did you follow the instructions and re-torque the wheel studs after the first 200 miles?
He mentions that he torqued with a torque wrench in his post.
OP, sorry for your experience. I think you did the right thing reporting to NHTSA, but I am not sure where it will go.
It will be very difficult to now prove that the studs were not over torqued, and the tire manufacture will likely claim you hit something causing that failure.
I lost a wheel a few years back. The service technician who recently repaired my trailer did the right thing and paid to repair the damage, but if he didn't, my insurance would have covered it.
Hopefully you have more relaxing trips ahead.
Re-torque is different checking torque.
