- Vehicles
- 3,109
- Built between
- Oct 1999 – Nov 1999
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 April 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1999 and November 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Continental P18570R14Built October 1999 to November 1999
What the defect is
Tire discription: certain tires manufactured between 10-31-99 and 11-9-99 were produced with a non-specified rubber compound in the belt area.
What could happen
Manufactured with the wrong rubber compound could create risk for potential tire failure.
What gets fixed
CONTINENTAL IS NOTIFYING DEALERS AND CONSUMERS TO BRING THEIR DEFECTIVE TIRES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL OR REASONABLE EQUIVALENT TIRE FREE OF CHARGE, INCLUDING MOUNTING AND BALANCE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1999 to November 1999
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 March 2000
- Owners notified7 April 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 28 March 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification began april 7, 2000.PURCHASERS of these tires should contact their dealer or call continental at 1-800-847-3349, to register with the manufacturer for the recall. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.