- Vehicles
- 390,657
- Built between
- May 2007 – Sep 2008
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 April 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2007 and September 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Continental ContitracBuilt October 2007 to September 2008
- Continental Contitrac TR BSWBuilt July 2007 to June 2008
- Continental Contitrac TR OWLBuilt May 2007 to June 2008
- 2008-2009 Ford F-250
- 2008-2009 Ford F-350
What the defect is
Continental tire is recalling certain contitrac tr tires, size LT275/70R18 125/122S outline white letters and black sidewall, and contitrac, size LT275/70R18 125/122S, black sidewall, produced from may 6, 2007, through september 20, 2008, sold as aftermarket and installed as original equipment on some model year 2008 and 2009 ford F-250 and F-350 trucks. Some of these tires may experience uneven wear, vibration, or particularly under conditions of overloading or under inflation in high ambient temperature usage, separation between the belt edges.
What could happen
Separation of the belt edges could lead to tread belt separation, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
CONTINENTAL TIRE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2007 to September 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 March 2011
- Owners notified14 April 2011
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 15 March 2011.
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 customer service toll-free at 1-888-799-2168.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC.
- 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
Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.