Wheel Studs Broke - Truck Rolled

I understand what would make you say this, but think long and hard.

You still have your life, not a total loss.
You still have the carcass of a truck with a good drivetrain, drivetrain alone will fetch decent coin, part-out will fetch even more.

Will you be at some loss? Absolutely. Chalk it up to a pricey lesson, one which could've easily ended your life but didn't.

You asked if others had seen this? While not exactly the same, when someone's discarded key blank punctured my tire a few months back, while taking off the old wheel I quickly found - like many others in this thread - some knuckle-dragger at the tire and/or brake shop went nuts with the impact on my previous owner and 1/3 of my studs sheared on removal.

It was pretty clear to me while in there repairing things, at least one or two of the studs had already been replaced on that same wheel. I really should get in there to check the others, I bought a handful of replacements at the LAPS for the front and rear while I was there, expecting to find this when I eventually change tires later.

Your situation sucks all-around. If you can, try to think bigger picture, though. You're here to tell about it, the advice you're sharing could save the lives of multiple members and/or readers, and through that truck you managed to find a solid group of other folks who share interests.

I'm glad you made it out alright.

 

I have a 2015 Tundra. Yesterday, I broke the passenger wheel front stud off while pulling a small fertilizer buggy. About 4 months ago, 3 studs broke off of my driver’s side front. Thankfully the truck was shaking so rough that I pulled over before anything worse happened. This happened a few weeks after having pulled a small buggy from the local farm store. Neither load was excessive. One person told me it was most likely caused from using an impact gun. Now that I’ve read these responses after yesterday’s incident, I plan to change all of the wheel studs. Thx for the forum!

 

I'm surprised the comprehensive coverage wouldn't cover this?
Whenever someone else mounts my wheels, as soon as I can, I loosen each nut and re-torque to the proper value. I've never had any that seemed grossly over tightened but like they say, "trust but verify".
Glad you're okay. I rolled over as a passenger when I was in high school in a Honda civic, with no seat belts on and managed to come out okay too with just a few lacerations and bumps. Cheers.