The vehicle was out of service and flatbed towed to our Ford dealer. Maintenance and inspection records are up to date. We torque these lugs ourselves to factory specs.
Operators need to insure that vendors do not over tighten lugs as this may damage and make proper future torquing inadequate.
After speaking with several professionals the bend in the rim may be the culprit for creating the unsafe situation. As seen in the photo the rim does have a small dent in it. We had been told my more than one vendor that it was not a concern, however I now do not believe it is safe to travel on a rim with any damage and that is the main point of me sharing this near miss. |