Continental Tires

Continental is recalling about 3,917 vehicles over a problem with the tires. Tires that have cords visible through the innerliner can have sudden air loss, causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
18T008000
Manufacturer
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC.
Reported
5 June 2018
Vehicles
3,917
Built between
Aug 2017 – Apr 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
16 August 2018
Repaired
63%
Unrepaired
1,448

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2017 and April 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Continental Conti Coach HA3Built August 2017 to April 2018

Repair progress

1,448 of 3,917 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2019.

63% repaired — 2,463 of 3,917 reported

Owners not reachable
6

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 Conti Coach HA3 tires, size 315/80R22.5 157/154 L, with DOT codes A372KWUU 3517 through A372KWUU 1618. These tires may have cords visible through the innerliner.

What could happen

Tires that have cords visible through the innerliner can have sudden air loss, causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Continental will notify owners, and dealers will install equivalent tires, free of charge. The recall began August 16, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2017 to April 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 June 2018
  3. Owners notified16 August 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2019 — 63% 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 5 June 2018.

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 1-800-726-7113.

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.

Same component

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