would a tire blowout damage the TPMS?

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Nov 26, 2007 | 01:02 PM

Memout

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would a tire blowout damage the TPMS?

Just a question, say you experience a tire blow out, can the sensor in the tire potentially get damaged? or does it depend entirely on the wheel and how 'deep' the TPMS is?

Nov 26, 2007 | 01:23 PM

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It shouldn't. The TPM is hugging the wheel, so you'd have to destroy the lip to the spokes in order to crush the TPM...

Nov 26, 2007 | 01:33 PM

Memout

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Thank you very much for the reply.

Nov 26, 2007 | 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT

It shouldn't. The TPM is hugging the wheel, so you'd have to destroy the lip to the spokes in order to crush the TPM...

I wouldn't be so quick to say that you couldn't run over something sticking out or even a edge of a pothole to go up in your rim without have pressure in it. I would say yes you could bust your TPMS with a flat.