21" Turbine Wheel Exploded, Model S 85D

[airborne spoon]

I was able to take my time to RGX Rim repair and they charged $50 and it looked good as new. Been over 40k miles since and no issues.

 

[TSLA Pilot]

There is no earthly scenario where any casting or fatigue flaw in an alloy wheel results in that sort of damage from ~50 psi of pressure.

That’s an impact. No question.

Yes, you've got a point there: ~50 psi is really low pressure when it comes to an alloy wheel . . . . But I'm gob-smacked that the tire would show no damage from such an impact. Perhaps there's more evidence of such inside the tire?

 

[Gadget-X]

Should be single rims on eBay since so many folks have had issues with the 21". A while back I seen a set of 4 for pulls for $1000.

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[wwu123]

I definitely had this happen to me on a different car, hitting a deep pothole at freeway speed at just the right (wrong) angle. I felt and heard the impact pretty strongly, and had to change to the spare.

The tire showed no outward signs of damage but would hold no air. At the tire shop they removed the tire and showed me the hole. I believe they put the same tire on the new rim, since ithe tire was only a few months old.

This was a 65-70 aspect ratio tire, so it had to deflect even more than yours did to puncture the rim.