This reminds me of the run of defective Type 124 wheels on the E60's a few years ago. When it first started happening the dealers tried to tell the owners that it was their fault. But then more cases popped up and they started to realize that it was a run of defective wheels that would crack completely around the circumference when driving over potholes at moderate speeds.....speeds that normally would at worse bend the wheels, not crack them.

The funny thing is that even after BMW accepted that the wheels were defective and replaced them under warranty some dealers would still tell the customers that it was their fault and not covered under warranty. People would have to take them printed pages from the internet or contact BMW to make the dealers cover it under warranty.

I know the crack on this E70 wheel is not in the same category as the pictures I'm posting (which show obvious defects), but we should keep an eye on this and see if more cases like this happen in the future......if they do then there would be a better chance of BMW being convinced that the wheels may be defective and cover it under warranty.

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