My 2005 td6 L322 with 18" wheels has developed a major crack (leaking air) starting from the inner bead perimeter and extending into the bead area on one of the wheels. I first noticed the slow air leak at 120k and it is gradually getting worse. The crack is radial and not associated with any abuse - it is simply a metallurgical fault due to design mistake or parent metal fault.
The crack is hardly visible but when the tire is filled with 60psi it opens up and is readily visible.

My local tire dealer tells me that such alloy wheel cracking is fairly common in modern vehicles. He informed me that some manufacturers take the issue seriously eg Toyota still (after 20 years use) regularly replace s80 LandCruiser steel wheels due to weld porosity issues. And I solved that one on my s80 by painting the wheel inside!

I've referred the matter to LR Customer Car who in typical fashion deny that LR is ever responsible for anything. The local dealer (Alto at Artarmon some 250 km from home) advised me that LR should replace the wheel especially due to the safety implications.

LR Customer Care service management are on record stating to me that their only obligation to owners of their products is under the manufacturer's warranty which for my RR was 3 years/100k.
They have their heads so far in the sand that they do not even acknowledge the existence of a statutory warranty under the Trade Practices Act and other more modern consume protection legislation.

I have commenced action with Fair Trading NSW and their investigation is well under way. I'll report further as it pans out.

Can other L322 owners advise me if they've experienced any similar wheel cracks. It may also pay for owners of all older L322s to take off each wheel and check from such small radial cracks especially after pressurising the tire to about 60 psi. A wire brushing of the inner bead flange first may also assist.

I look forward to any feedback!

PS.
I use my L322 for normal every day type of use however we travel on 10km of bumpy stony gravel road to access our property. Exactly what an L322 is designed for, I'd have thought.