Component
WHEELS:MULTI PIECE
49 NHTSA complaints about wheels:multi piece issues across 16 makes and 40 models.
Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.
NHTSA ODI component intake brief
ODI category WHEELS:MULTI PIECE
49 filings · 40 models · 16 makes · vintage August 2026
- FILINGS SPARSE 49 ODI rows
- MODELS 40 nameplates citing this part
- MAKES 16 manufacturers in corpus
- CRASH 4.1% 2 crash-flagged
- RANK #344 of 696 categories
- SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 5 injuries
Filing-volume peers
WHEELS:MULTI PIECE sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#344 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 40 models). Open Ford F-150 (category leader) →
WHEELS:MULTI PIECE severity reading
The standout signal for wheels:multi piece is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 5 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 49 filings (SPARSE volume).
Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.
Next step: compare Ford F-150 against ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY on filing totals before treating wheels:multi piece volume as a purchase signal.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford F-150 | |
| 2 | Ford Explorer | |
| 3 | Freightliner Conventional | |
| 4 | Ford Windstar | |
| 5 | Ford Crown Victoria | |
| 6 | Toyota T100 | |
| 7 | Subaru Outback | |
| 8 | Subaru Loyale | |
| 9 | Subaru Impreza | |
| 10 | Pontiac Lemans | |
| 11 | Pontiac Grand AM | |
| 12 | Nissan Altima | |
| 13 | Nissan 350z | |
| 14 | Mitsubishi Spyder | |
| 15 | Mitsubishi Precis | |
| 16 | Mitsubishi Eclipse | |
| 17 | Mercedes-Benz Sl320 | |
| 18 | Mazda 626 | |
| 19 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | |
| 20 | Isuzu Trooper | |
| 21 | Isuzu Rodeo | |
| 22 | Honda Vtx1300 | |
| 23 | Honda Accord | |
| 24 | Ford F-550 SD | |
| 25 | Ford Escape | |
| 26 | Ford Econoline | |
| 27 | Ford Bronco | |
| 28 | Ford Aerostar | |
| 29 | Dodge RAM Quad CAB | |
| 30 | Dodge RAM 3500 |
Recent Complaints
LOUD VIBRATING NOISE FROM TIRE...RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED IN JUNE OF 2007, REPLACED. FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING IS FAILING NOW, JANUARY 2008.
OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT, AND AFTER 9,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THE CAR WHEELS DENTED IN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER LOUDLY. BROUGHT IT INTO THE CHEVY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAD HIT SOMETHIN
2003 FORD EXPLORER HAS HUMMING COMING FROM THE BACK WHEELS. THERE IS A SQUEEK AND GRINDING COMING FROM THE FRONT AXEL.
TIE RODS, WHEEL BEARINGS, BALL JOINTS, FAN CLUTCH, SHORTED ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS, FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ALL GONE WRONG FROM TIME OF PURCHASE; JANUARY 2000/BRAND NEW TO SEPT. 2006...SOME PD. U
NOTED DIFFICULTY IN DISTANCE NEEDED TO STOP ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. ALSO BRAKING JERKINESS. TOOK TO GM DEALER REPAIRS (NEW BRAKES) ABOUT 400.00 AFTER A FEW WEEKS PROBLEM RETURNED ANOTHER GM DEALER BILL OF
IN FEB OF 2006 WITH 65,995 MILES ON MY CAR I HEARD A WHIRRING/GRINDING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVING. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY MECHANIC FOR LATER IN THE WEEK (~4 DAYS) TO HAVE THE
CLOCK SPRING BROKE DURING FAST STOP AND A CRASH AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. I WAS INFORMED BALL JOINTS ARE ON RECALL LEFT SIDE JOINTS ARE GONE. CAR IS IBN COSTA RICA AND DODGE
RADIAL BALL BEARING FAILURE ON FINAL DRIVE HUB. FAILURE UNDER NORMAL WEAR ON 3 DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLES, ALL FAILURES HAPPENED UNDER 5000 MILES AND EVEN REPLACEMENT PARTS NEW FROM OEM HAD FAILED BEARINGS
DRIVER SIDE WHEEL CHASSIS BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE AT 3 MPH. THERE WAS NO STEERING, AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO STRIKE A FENCE. VEHICLE IS STILL NOT DRIVABLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFE
WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE RECIRCULATING BALL WAS REPAIRED.*AK
17" RIMS ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER ARE BENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. I ASKED THE MITSUBISHI DEALERS IN MY AREA AND THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO C
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VIBRATION CAME FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND TWO SPOKES OF RIGHT WHEEL BROKE . DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY
NAR 02/28/2003 MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. *CB
LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
REAR PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF OF 1995 FORD AEROSTAR EXT VAN. THE WHEEL INCLUDED THE REAR BRAKE DRUM AND BROKE THE AXLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH INTO THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN AT 60MPH.
THE ENTIRE FRONT WHEEL HUB ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 56,740 MILES, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE WERE EASY HIGHWAY MILES. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING, I WAS DRIVING WHEN I NOTICE
THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. RELATED INVESTIGATION EA 02 007. *MR *NLM
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO THE FIRS ONE BROKE WICH WAS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND NOW THERE IS A SECOND ONE WAS THE BACK DRIVERS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING APPROX 50MPH AND PROGRESSING AROUND A TURN, VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. CONSUMER THEN LOST CONTROL AND TRUCK WENT INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN AND VEERED OFF THE
CONSUMER STATES ALL 4 ALLOY RIMS ARE CORRODING EXCESSIVELY RESULTING IN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. TS
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