U-Haul Roadside Repair Fits Wrong Wheel, Causing Highway Blowout
A U-Haul auto-transport customer received a trailer with a leaking tire; the roadside repair technician fitted the wrong wheel, which rubbed and blew out at highway speed the next day, after which the company's agent told the customer to keep driving on it. Reflects safety and quality-control gaps in rental equipment maintenance and roadside assistance response, compounded by dangerous guidance from support staff.
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