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Originally Posted by rks  If you don't remember the recommended tyre pressures, that means you are either relying on the bunk attendants or you are not checking your tyre pressures frequently enough. Especially since you may have rim bends, I would suggest you keep a close watch on your tyre pressues, say, at least once a week initially, apart from daily visual inspections. Quite possible that you may be setting tyre pressures correctly, but the tyre(s) may be losing air due to various reasons (valve leaks are one possibility).
At those speeds you (or whoever the driver was) should not have had any accidents, tyre burst or no tyre burst.
Normally rims will get bent if you hit potholes or stones/kerbs at some speed. But I suspect in this case your rim(s) may have gotten bent because you tyre(s) went flat and you may have run flat for some distance. In that case, I strongly suggest that:
(a) get your rims straightened out at a well-equipped tyre shop (there are machines for this purpose). If damage is severe, replace the rim(s).
(b) Get your tyres inspected very carefully before using them again. If they have run flat, there is a good possiblity that you have damaged your tyres. If necessary replace tyres.
(c) Never ever let your tyre pressures drop substantially; inspect your wheels/tyres and check tyre pressures frequently. |
Thank you very much for the suggestions.
Regarding me not remembering the tyre pressure, I do not use the car myself. Its my brother in law who uses it. However, I had kept a close watch on the car and the way it is handled in the initial days when it had the first two accidents. And I was very particular about the tire pressure because I do keep checking my tyre pressure in my Fiesta every time I am at a bunk. I am very sure the tyre pressures were right. However, I will ask him to keep a watch on the tyre pressure. And remember, the car never ran continuously for a full week without an accident. First accident took place within the first week of the car being brought. It went for repair and came back in about 3 weeks and within the next one week the next accident took place. It came back on last friday and today the tyre goes flat again! I am clueless!