2003 American Wire Wheel Superspokeii

Defect. AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT AMERICAN WIRE WHEELS, MODELS SUPERSPOKEII (P/N M0163540S-184) AND SUPERSPOKE (P/N M12121540S-200 & M32121540S-200). THE STEEL SPOKES CAN PULL OUT OF THE MACHINED ALUMINUM HUB WHICH WILL RESULT IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL.

Risk. IN THE EVENT THAT THE WHEEL FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF A VEHICLE CRASH POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH.

Remedy. ACCORDING TO DAYTON WIRE WHEEL, ALL THE AFFECT WHEELS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AND RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. REPORTEDLY, NONE OF THESE WHEELS HAVE BEEN SOLD TO CONSUMERS. CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT DAYTON WIRE WHEEL AT 937-438-0100 IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

PETITION FOR DEFECT INVESTIGATION *TGW A PETITION FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY DAYTON WHEEL CONCEPTS, INC. IN OCTOBER 2002 NHTSA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUPERSPOKE A REPLACEMENT MOTORCYCLE WHEEL MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN WIRE WHEELS, INC. FOLLOWING REPORTS OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. NHTSA LEARNED THAT AMERICAN WIRE WHEEL, INC. ASSETS HAD BEEN SOLD TO DAYTON WHEEL AND CONTACTED DAYTON WHEEL ABOUT THE CONTINUED MANUFACTURING OF THE SUPERSPOKES AND THE SUPERSPOKE II MOTORCYCLE WHEELS. IN RESPONDING TO NHTSA INQUIRES, THE PRESIDENT OF DAYTON WHEEL, FALSELY REPRESENTED TO NHTSA THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER PRODUCTION OF THE SUPERSPOKE II WHEELS, NOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION OF THE SUPERSPOKE WHEEL OR ANY SIMILAR DESIGN UNTIL DAYTON FELT CONFIDENT THAT IT COULD PRODUCE A SAFE DURABLE WHEEL. NONETHELESS, DAYTON STARTED PRODUCTION OF THE BA WHEEL IN LATE 2003. THE SUPERSPOKE AND SUPERSPOKE II HAD BEEN RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY VIOLATIONS.

MY 80 SPOKE AMERICAN WIRE WHEEL(AWW) SPLIT AT THE BACK RIM AND SPOKES BROKE ON MY HARLEY DAVIDSON DRESSER. I WAS TRAVELING THRUOGH CHICAGO ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE 100 YEAR HARLEY ANNIVERSARY IN MILWAUKEE.