- Vehicles
- 7,542
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Other
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 July 2002
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Continental 21565R16 C
- Vanco 8 21565R16 C
What the defect is
Continental vanco 8 load range d, size 215/65R16 c tires for use as original equipment on certain winnebago model vista, sunstar, or rialta recreational vehicles. Some tires mounted on the rear of these vehicles may show a cosmetic condition known as weather cracking.
What could happen
The weather cracking is cosmetic in nature and will not affect the safe performance of the tire.
What gets fixed
CTNA IS CONDUCTING A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT TIRES FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 September 2002
- Owners notified1 July 2002
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 9 September 2002.
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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners of the subject tires should call ctna consumer relations at 800-685-7651. This campaign is not considered a safety recall by the agency.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CONTINENTAL TIRE
- 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
Also, customers can 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.