BBS 00041-34701 Complaints

THE SECOND GENERATION OF 6UL WHEELS, MANUFACTURED BY 949RACING, WILL DEVELOP A CRACK AFTER SOME TIME DUE TO THE STRESSES OF REGULAR DRIVING. THIS CRACK DEVELOPS APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY BETWEEN THE HUB AND THE RIM, IN ONE OF THE SPOKES, AND IS A RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT FATIGUE STRENGTH. THIS DEFECT IS PRESENT IN 2ND GENERATION 6UL WHEELS, 15X8 SIZE, MANUFACTURED AROUND 2011. THIS DEFECT IS KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADDRESSED IN LATER WHEEL DESIGNS, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS OF THE DANGER. THE CONSEQUENCES OF A BROKEN WHEEL CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL, INJURY OR DEATH. I THEREFORE RECOMMEND THAT 949RACING RECALL ALL 2ND GENERATION 6UL WHEELS OF SIZE 15 X 8J, AND ANY OTHERS FOR WHICH THIS DEFECT WAS KNOWN. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE ALL 4 WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH A BDS SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION LIFT KIT MODEL 813H. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND TURNING LEFT WHEN THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPINDLES FOR THE LIFT KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I HAVE A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION, THE BBS WHEELS THAT COME WITH THE WOLFSBURG TRIM ARE DEFECTIVE. THE LIP AROUND THE WHEEL IS PITTING AND IS CORROSIVE. THERE IS NO APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE JUST OVER THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE WHEELS GET WORSE AND WORSE. *TR