Continental recall: Tires
What is wrong
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (CTA) is recalling certain ContiProContact tires, size P205/65R15 95T Extra Load, manufactured February 8, 2015, to February 14, 2015, sold as aftermarket replacement tires. The affected tires may experience a tread separation.
What could happen
A tire tread separation may result in sudden air loss, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The fix
CTA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected tires and provide reimbursement to owners who replaced tires prior to the recall campaign. The recall began on July 31, 2015. CTA's number for this recall is 1-888-799-2168.
Vehicles covered
- Continental Contiprocontact
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15T012000
- Type
- Tires
- Filed by
- Continental Tire The Americas, LLC.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 13, 2015
- Owners notified
- Jul 31, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 3,826
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Feb 8, 2015 to Feb 14, 2015
- Part
- Tires › Tread/belt
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Barum / Continental / General Tire recall: Tires Feb 15, 2021
- Continental / General Tire recall: Tires Sep 24, 2020
- Continental recall: Tires Jul 17, 2015
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.