2022 Volkswagen ID.4 Tires & Wheels Problems

The front wheel assembly detached from the vehicle while I was driving. The vehicle is a Volkswagen ID.4 currently under lease. Prior to the incident, the vehicle had multiple wheel alignment services performed by an authorized Volkswagen dealership on May 24, 2025 and August 11, 2025. After the wheel detached on February 1st, 2026, the vehicle was towed and repaired by an independent repair shop. The vehicle and repaired wheel assembly may still be available for inspection if requested. The wheel detached while the vehicle was traveling on a public street, which caused an immediate loss of control and created a serious risk of collision and injury to myself and other road users. The vehicle could not be driven and required a tow. A police officer assisted at the scene in arranging a tow truck because the vehicle was immobilized.

My vehicle is at 30k miles and the front 2 tires are showing signs of a huge tire quality issue. They are Bridgestone Alenza tires. Looking online this appears to be a huge common problem. The outside 1/4 of the tire tread has chunks missing that are roughly 1/2"long x 1/2" wide x 1/8" deep spots. This kind of wear pattern appears to be around the whole tire circumference and on both tires.

I bought this car brand new in 2022. My car has approximately 13,000 miles of use. It has been used for normal commute with an average use of 25 miles round trip 2-3 times per week in the last year. It was used less frequently in the 1st year. The front tires are shredding from the inside area and the rear tires are going bald.from both edges. I took the car to.a VW dealership and I was told the tires must be replaced to avoid an eventual blow out from any/all 4 tires.

I recently did a 20,000 miles service on my vehicle and was told the Bridgestone Alenza tires I have on the vehicle are at a level unsafe to drive - under 3/32. These are the tires that came with the vehicle. The VW person informed me that these tires are unfit for an EV and VW stopped installing them. I reported this to a friend who has the same car but with 16,000 miles, he got the car checked, and got the same answer- unsafe to operate. There are potentially tens of thousands of ID.4 vehicles out there that came out in 2021 and 2022 that have these tires on, driving on tires that are unsafe to operate because nobody expects tires to be that bad after less than 20k miles. These should be recalled. I have reported this to VW customer service. VW is unwilling to take any responsibility for this issue. They told me to go talk to the manufacturer (Bridgestone).

235/55R19 Both front tires are showing abnormal rubber chunking or flaking off on the inner and outer tread. To avoid a possible failure or blow out, I replaced the tires with another brand and model. Bridgestone will not honor their warranty on these tires and I feel they are at fault. Online reports of blow-outs are fairly common with these tires.

[XXX] morning around 6.30 am I am traveling on [XXX] East bound about 1 mile past [XXX] and 1 mile west of [XXX] North Exit, driving on left most lane at about 65 MPH, Vehicle experienced a bump as it might have hit something on road. After that there was sound from vehicle and I pulled out to the shoulder. When checked found that passenger rear tire was flat. Vehicle towed to Discount Tire facility in Schaumburg IL by AAA. What I found is the tire was badly damaged all around and feel it is a quality issue as I drove 14,517 miles only on that tire and the way damage is shown in pictures is very bad. Request to take up with Manufacturer for remedy. Tire size 255/50 R19 107T INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Brand new Volkswagen electric vehicle model ID.4 Pro AWD delivered to us in July 2022 after order was placed in summer 2021 and it was built and shipped from Germany. Tires were manufactured in Poland and came installed with the vehicle. Both front tires (Bridgestone Alenza Sport A/S Size 235/55R19 105T) exhibit rubber peeling where chunks of rubber fall off the tire after only about 1.25 year of driving and approximately 15,000 miles. This presents a safety concern. VW no longer installs these tires as OEM as they switched to Pirelli Scorpion Zero or Kumho Crugen starting with model year 2023. Only first two ID.4 model years of 2021 and 2022 are affected. Note there has already been a recall on Alenza Sport A/S tires but not this exact model per NHTSA Campaign number 22T021000 recalling Bridgestone Alenza Sport A/S tires, size 235/55R20 102V (DOT date codes 2422 through 2722). VW blames Bridgestone as the tire manufacturer and Bridgestone blames VW as they claim they manufactured the tires to Volkswagen specifications. Neither will take full responsibility. The vehicle comes with staggered tires and the back tires are the same but different size (Bridgestone Alenza Sport A/S Size 255/50R19 107T). I am requesting that the NHTSA approve a recall of the OEM tires on VW ID.4 2021 and 2022 model years as described herein. This peeling manufacturer defect is a well documented issue online in different ID.4 owner forums: [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

P 235 / 55 R 19 105T XL Front Tires chipping off. My car is less 11 months old with 12,200 miles on it. I live in suburbs in Dallas TX and use highways and side roads made of smooth asphalt. A lot of ID.4 VW owners have encountered these problems. I bought my car brand new

The two front wheels are chipping off. My vehicle is only less than a year old. I am not the only ID4 owner who is experiencing these issues. A lot of us in Facebook ID4 owners have these issues. We think that because the ID4 is heavy due to battery cells, the front wheels cannot handle the weight of the vehicle. My milage is 12,200 miles in my car