# 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — WHEELS
> NHTSA complaint `412444` · 2003-06-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** WHEELS
- **Miles at failure:** 46,682
## Narrative
PROBLEM WITH 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE.  *MR  THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WITH NO IMPACT HAD EXPERIENCED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE.  THE CRACK WAS SO DEEP THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED THE TIRE PRESSURE TO BE 10 PSI.  THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNED A 98 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHERE A PIECE OF METAL HAD FALLEN OF THE WHEEL ALONG WITH THE COATING.  AN INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT THE COATING IS A CLEAR MATERIAL AND WAS LIKELY TO EITHER HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY APPLIED OR IS NOT SUITED FOR SOUTHERN FL.  UP EXPOSURE.  *SCC
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