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Originally Posted by sasquatch
Looks like it could be a material problem like air pockets or faulty alloy mix. It appears to have broken in a nice clean perpendicular line relative to the spoke direction, so it is a shearing type break. Very strange thing to happen on a round structure like that. Is the wheel itself still round in appearance?
My vote goes to faulty alloy and/or casting issues. Maybe even air pockets.
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You are probably bang on but it is definately not normal. Wheels look round to my naked eye... I wish i bought these directly from a BMW dealer so I could go back and tear them a new one for putting my life in danger... maybe I should do that anyways.