OWNER FELT VEHICLE JOLT AND OBSERVED TIRE-WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. TIRE-WHEEL BOUNCED, CROSSED MEDIAN, CROSSED OPPOSING TRAFFIC AND WAS STOPPED BY A FENCE. OWNER HAS RETRIEVED AND RETAINED THE SEPARATED WHEEL. OWNER TOOK DELIVERY IN FEB 2010 AND HAD ACCUMULATED LESS THAN OR APROX 5000 MILES. OWNER CHECKED WHEEL…
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OWNER FELT VEHICLE JOLT AND OBSERVED TIRE-WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. TIRE-WHEEL BOUNCED, CROSSED MEDIAN, CROSSED OPPOSING TRAFFIC AND WAS STOPPED BY A FENCE. OWNER HAS RETRIEVED AND RETAINED THE SEPARATED WHEEL. OWNER TOOK DELIVERY IN FEB 2010 AND HAD ACCUMULATED LESS THAN OR APROX 5000 MILES. OWNER CHECKED WHEEL NUT TORQUE SEVERAL TIMES (WITH FOUR WAY BAR) AND ALWAYS FOUND TIGHT. DEALERSHIP REPORTED REPLACED ALL STUD ON ALL WHEELS WHEN REPAIRING; OWNER HAS FOUND THEM TIGHT SINCE (130 LB-FT). THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH 8-STUD ALUMINUM WHEELS. UPDATED 01/06/11*LJ UPDATED 04/07/11
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NHTSA investigations
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EA11007 · Wheel Separations (broken Studs)
Opened May 27, 2011 · Closed Jul 16, 2012
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
EA11-007 is closed with the submission of recall campaign 12V-028 submitted by DRV.The population included in the campaign action includes 1,701 model year 2008, 2010, and early-2011 DRV models Select, Mobile, and Elite Suite DRV motor homes equipped with disc brakes.The absence of wheel end loosening and/or separation reports related to DRV vehicles produced after January 2011 indicates that changes in manufacturing practices that DRV adopted have improved the integrity of the wheel end system in these vehicles.Further details of this investigation are summarized in the attached closing report.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification (ODI) numbers: 10357608, 10357609
PE10040 · Wheel Separation (broken Studs)
Opened Oct 14, 2010 · Closed May 27, 2011
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
As a part of PE10-040 investigation activities for both monitoring and to provide candidates for on-site field examinations, ODI had requested Doubletree RV (DRV) to inform ODI of all newly reported wheel separation incidents.DRV has reported two newly-reported incidents since October, 2010. (1) On November 3, 2010, DRV reported the complete separation of the left (driver side) - forward wheel assembly mounted to a 2010 model year DRV Mobile Suites RV equipped with aluminum wheels mounted on eight 9/16 wheel mounting studs.(2) On May 2, 2011, DRV reported the complete separation of the right (passenger side) - rear wheel assembly mounted to a 2010 model year Elite Suites RV equipped with aluminum wheels mounted on eight 5/8 wheel mounting studs.ODI, in conjunction DRV representatives, visited and inspected both of these vehicles shortly after receiving notification of the incident (before repairs were attempted) for the purpose of identifyingcontributory issues associated with components, component interfaces, and/or maintenance issues prior to pertinent evidence being lost or altered in the repair process.***** To improve the mounting surface quality in new production vehicles, DRV instructed that paint be removed from hub faces as of January, 2011.DRV also issued an owner letter in January, 2011 advising owners to check lug nut torque and notify DRV in the event of any owner concerns or problems regarding loosening or inability of the wheel retention system to maintain the specified torque.***** The occurrence of a wheel end separation incidents prompts concern about the wheel end retention integrity of DRV units in the field and justifies further investigation activity.
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