- Vehicles
- 325
- Built between
- May 2015 – May 2015
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 February 2017
- Repaired
- 18%
- Unrepaired
- 260
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2015 and May 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- General Tire GrabberBuilt May 2015 to May 2015
Repair progress
260 of 325 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.
18% repaired — 57 of 325 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 8
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 (Continental) is recalling certain General Tire Grabber light truck tires, size 33x12.50R18 LT 118Q, Load Range E, manufactured May 3, 2015, to May 16, 2015 (DOT week codes 1815 and 1915). These replacement tires may have a lack of adhesion within the belt package, causing tread wear, tread bulging, and possible tread separation.
What could happen
Tread separation may increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Continental will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected tires, free of charge. The recall began on February 3, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2015 to May 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 January 2017
- Owners notified3 February 2017
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 18% 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 20 January 2017.
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 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 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.