- Vehicles
- 11,728
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 November 2020
- Repaired
- 10%
- Unrepaired
- 10,528
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Continental Contiprocontact
- Continental Crosscontact LX Sport
- Continental Crosscontact LX20 Ecoplus+
- Continental Procontact GX
- Continental Procontact TX
- General Tire Altimax RT43
- General Tire Grabber A/TX
- General Tire Grabber AT2
- General Tire Grabber HD
- General Tire Grabber HTS
- General Tire Grabber HTS60
- General Tire Grabber X3
- General Tire Reliatrek
- General Tire Reliatrek HT
Repair progress
10,528 of 11,728 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2022.
10% repaired — 1,167 of 11,728 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 33
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 Tire) is recalling certain Continental and General brand tires sold as original or replacement equipment. Specifically: ProContact TX P205/55R16 with DOT code 2420 and Mold number 416290 ProContact TX 215/60R16 with DOT code 3320 and Mold number 419149 Conti ProContact P215/60R16 with DOT code 2220 and Mold numbers 214574, 214571, 404245, or 214573 ProContact GX P225/60R17 with DOT code 0120 and Mold number 218037 CrossContact LX Sport 235/65R18 with DOT code 0220 and Mold numbers 418538 or 415347 CrossContact LX Sport 245/50R20 with DOT code 2920 and Mold numbers 421921 or 421920 CrossContact LX Sport 255/50R20 with DOT code 1020 and Mold number 416221 CrossContact LX20 EcoPlus+ 255/55R20 with DOT code 0220 and Mold number 421238, DOT code 0120 and Mold number 421241, DOT code 0820 and Mold number 421236 or DOT code 0420 and Mold number 421246 Reliatrek 205/55R16 DOT code 1120 and Mold numbers 419193 or 419442 Reliatrek HT 275/65R18 with DOT code 0420 and Mold number 421380 Altimax RT43 225/60R18 with DOT code 2220 and Mold number 409762 or DOT code 2420 and Mold number 409762 Altimax RT43 235/55R19 with DOT code 1120 and Mold number 415663 Grabber HTS60 225/75R16 with DOT code 2720 and Mold number 412441 Grabber HTS60 LT275/70R18 with DOT code 0520 and Mold numbers 413243 or 412872 Grabber HTS 255/70R17 with DOT code 3020 and Mold number 418570 Grabber AT2 265/70R16 with DOT code 2820 and Mold numbers 069114 or 075987 Grabber X3 35 X 12.50R20 with DOT codes 1120 and Mold number 415373 or DOT code 1220 and Mold number 415373 Grabber HD LT245/75R17 with DOT code 2420 and Mold number 416034 Grabber A/TX LT275/70R18 with DOT code 2420 and Mold number 417330 or 417331 Grabber A/TX LT315/70R17 with DOT code 2520 and Mold number 417395 The affected tires were cured for a time beyond the specification limits.
What could happen
Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall resulting in sudden air loss or a belt edge separation which could lead to a tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Continental Tire will notify the owners that purchased the tires as replacement equipment. Various vehicle manufacturers will conduct recalls to cover the original equipment tires. The tires will be inspected to verify that they are affected, and will be replaced as necessary, free of charge. The recall began Nov. 30, 2020.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 September 2020
- Owners notified30 November 2020
- Latest repair reportQ3 2022 — 10% 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 24 September 2020.
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 Tire 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.