Australian made steel rim failure

PeterInSa · Guru

Australian made steel rim failure

snapper49 · Senior Member

@ peterInSa
I do get your point
In this instance I am well aware of where my van has been (black top only) and the fracturing of this rim is well beyond what should be expected plus I have now received this bit of information almost if they are talking about mine

Few years back there was a rash of failures with rims in WA, from memory they were the white painted ones.

My mate at the time was in the trade and he said there had been quite a few returned to him for replacement, he no longer owns the business though.

Re : if the wheels are 2007 vintage they would be outside their 5 year warranty.

We also have consumer protection laws and in this case Im thinking the goods supplied were not fit for purpose given the piece of information above

-- Edited by snapper49 on Tuesday 26th of November 2013 07:24:52 PM

-- Edited by snapper49 on Tuesday 26th of November 2013 07:30:08 PM

snapper49 · Senior Member

I have only just experienced a failure of a well know Australian made steel rim on my Western Australian made caravan
The wheel would have been put on at the time of manufacture (2007) and by my estimation would have travelled around 20000k
I travelled from my home town to Adelaide where in the morning I had a flat tyre
The wheel was placed with a local tyre repairer near the van park for repair
They soon informed me that the expiration of air was due to the rim being split in 3 places along one rolled edge
Further inspection show splitting along the same edge on the inside of the rim not visible from the outside
I have had the rim replaced
I contacted the local manufacturer of the rim as I am pretty confident this failure is due to the rolling/pressing process of the steel rim
At first whilst the rim was at the tyre repairer they were interested and asked me to leave the rim there for their technical experts to look at
I picked it up so now it is in my possession and now they are not so interested

It is a well know rim fitted to most vans made in Australia
My van has an axle load capacity of 1450kg and I am within those limits
Tyre pressures run at 320 kpa also within limits expressed on ID plate (320kpa)
Bridgestone R623 tyres fitted 185R14 light truck tyres fitted

Has anybody else experienced a similar failure of a locally made steel rim ??

moamajohn · Guru

Whats the problem with naming the rim ??

snapper49 · Senior Member

I didn't think it was appropriate but as I TRAK 2 wards home and Roll Over Hills I will be keeping an eye on the others

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

A failure of a product is always a damned nuisance at minimum and thankfully you have a known, Australian manufacturer involved.

I would suggest you make representation direct to the Head Office, their stated guarantee for their products seems fairly comprehensive albeit if the wheels are 2007 vintage they would be outside their 5 year warranty. See this site - http://www.roh.com.au/roh-guarantee.php

Despite that, I would certainly be making representation to their Head Office. Ya got nuffin to lose.

Cheers - John

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

If its JUST the rim ?? I can't see them replacing it being as issue ??
Unless you are going for other damage ??
A steel rim to ROH would be nothing..
I guess you MAY have to go through your caravan company first ??
After all that's who you bought them from ??
Check with your local consumer affairs..

03_troopy · Guru

or wheels out of cement and roads out of rubber?

DeBe · Guru

Was it a L hand side wheel. I was seeing a lot of buckled rims on vehicles at work. It was due to potholes & the edge of poorly maintained bitumen roads. It was even worse now there is low profile tyres. It was always the inside edges of the rim that was damaged.

dorian · Guru

Maybe they should make rims out of rubber ...