New Sevas
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Baltimore, MD
Originally Posted by FlyingLumpia
Yeah man you need to get a better camera. LOL What kind of tire are you running they look stretched.
The pic makes them look strange
Looks good, but I find it a bit strange that people can still/are buying these wheels. I know D2-Autosport has stopped selling them because of quality issues. There's even a NHTSA recall on the S-10 model.
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,768
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From: Baltimore, MD
Originally Posted by (>")> G35
Looks good, but I find it a bit strange that people can still/are buying these wheels. I know D2-Autosport has stopped selling them because of quality issues. There's even a NHTSA recall on the S-10 model.
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/pr...ct/results.cfm
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION HAS RECEIVED ONE COMPLAINT ALLEGING THAT A SEVAS S-10 WHEEL EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRANDED THE OWNER AND FAMILY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FURTHERMORE, THE COMPLAINANT ALLEGES THAT SHRAPNEL FROM THE FAILED WHEEL PENETRATED THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT DAMAGING THE BATTERY, AND SHRAPNEL CUT A VAPOR-LIQUID FUEL SEPARATOR ALLOWING GASOLINE FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT
The complaint was from this guy:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=224219
I made a mistake, the S-10 isn't being recalled, I checked over the report agian and it's only being evaluated.
http://nhthqnwws111.odi.nhtsa.dot.go...92007-1234.pdf
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=224219
I made a mistake, the S-10 isn't being recalled, I checked over the report agian and it's only being evaluated.
http://nhthqnwws111.odi.nhtsa.dot.go...92007-1234.pdf




