- Vehicles
- 34,396
- Built between
- May 2005 – Jun 2005
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 December 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2005 and June 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Continental Contitrac BSWBuilt May 2005 to June 2005
- Continental Contitrac TR BSWBuilt May 2005 to June 2005
- Continental Contitrac TR OWLBuilt May 2005 to June 2005
- Continental General Grabber TR BSWBuilt May 2005 to June 2005
- 2005-2006 Ford F-150
- 2006 Ford F-250
- 2006 Ford F-350
What the defect is
Certain continental contitrac tr owl, contitrac tr bsw, general grabber tr bsw, and contitrac bsw tires manufactured between may 29 and june 11, 2005, and sold as original equipment on certain ford trucks and sold as replacement tires. These tires can wear prematurely which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars.
What could happen
Affected tires may not meet the endurance test requirements of the standard. Continued use of the affected tires can result in tire failure which could lead to vehicle damage or motor vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
CONTINENTAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 7, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2005 to June 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 November 2005
- Owners notified7 December 2005
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 21 November 2005.
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 may contact continental at 704-588-5895.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 119
- 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
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.