- Vehicles
- 3,826
- Built between
- Feb 2015 – Feb 2015
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 July 2015
- Repaired
- 35%
- Unrepaired
- 2,152
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2015 and February 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Continental ContiprocontactBuilt February 2015 to February 2015
Repair progress
2,152 of 3,826 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
35% repaired — 1,324 of 3,826 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 350
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2015 to February 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 July 2015
- Owners notified31 July 2015
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 35% repaired
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 13 July 2015.
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
CTA's number for this recall is 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.