TT, I agree that loosing a wheel will affect the steering, but the whole opening 'scare' just smacks of cut and paste of a text book.
With that level of sensationalism, it ranks up there with Elvis found on the moon.
Perhaps the same paper will carry the 'sensational' story for him
From reading other posts, IMO the worst that can happen is the dealer may find it difficult to remove the wheel mounting for any servicing needs.
