Lost 2 drive tires 7 hrs after repair

Checking nut torque is required on the receipt usually for 50 miles after service is done.

 

Uhoh...

6 hours. That may be the problem.

I can’t help you with the legal questions, but did the wheels hit anyone or cause any damage to private property? When he signed off on the work receipt, was there anything about how he should pull over in 50 miles to get the wheels retorqued?

Does your husband own the truck? If he does, and the wheels didn’t hit anyone or cause any damage, I would be happy with the service truck bill and chock the rest to education as one of those mistakes that I’d never ever make again.

 

BS The tire shop is liable and will gladly pay the bill. The wheels will be junk, probably the studs too.
Thatis if you even find them, I have taken an airplane looking for them before, with no luck, they can roll forever.

 

Legally, the tire shop should shoulder all the liability although I would be willing to bet they have a disclaimer on their invoice requiring the driver to stop and have the lugs retorqued within 50 or 100 miles. Failure to have a reciept to prove this was done will cause them to deny liability.

Now, as a former shop owner, I have seen many shops sued successfully for this exact problem, even big shops that use torque wrenches and document everything. I would ask the shop to make it right, pay for the damaged wheels, lugs and studs. The smart ones will pay just to make it go away.

Finally, always stop and double check lug nuts after a tire change. I was reminded of this just two weeks ago. I had work done on my wife's Subaru, never checked on it and found the right rear wheel about to fall off after about 300 miles. Scary since she had been carting the grandkids around all day.

 

Take lots of pictures. Mileage, wheels, everything. Lol if they don't want to pay don't make a big deal out of it. Just write down all the full names and response to everyone you talk to about it.

Take it to court.

 

was it done at Joe schmoes or someplace like that??
are reputable place..
see if it was done at one of the Big chain shaft like boss tire shop Pilot ta Petro Sapp Brothers loves
anytime a wheel assembly is loose and it says on there be sure to retorque within fifty to a hundred miles..
most people don't do it honestly but if you have a new tire put on especially on a tractor it's best to do that just stopped pay the 10 or 15 bucks and say check the torque unless you bought it from the same place like ta you can go to any TA or Petro and have the torque checked..this is basically the tire shops release of liability if it shows that they were not stopped and torqued properly or rechecked for proper torque..

 

On a different take on this....

It happens. I have lost wheels on both trucks and trailers rolling 60 mph. Lug nuts will loosen