Continental Announces Tire Recall
Tue, 12 Aug 2014
Continental announced a recall on approximately 9000 tires in North America (and 170,000 worldwide) because of a risk of tread separation and air loss. The North American recall covers 120/70 ZR17 and 120/70 R17 tires sold in the U.S. and Canada bearing DOT serial numbers between 1907 and 2614. The affected tires were sold to both OEMs and individual customers between 2007 and 2014.
According to Continental, feedback from customers reported a condition where the tread and/or belt may separate, leading to air loss. Continental says it has not received any reports of accidents or injuries related to this issue.
Continental announced a recall on approximately 9000 tires in North America (and 170,000 worldwide) because of a risk of tread separation and air loss. The North American recall covers 120/70 ZR17 and 120/70 R17 tires sold in the U.S. and Canada bearing DOT serial numbers between 1907 and 2614. The affected tires were sold to both OEMs and individual customers between 2007 and 2014.
According to Continental, the recalled tires have exhibited a condition where the tread and/or belt may separate, leading to air loss. Continental says it has not received any reports of accidents or injuries related to this issue.
Product lines: DOT serial numbers: 120/70ZR17 M/C (58W) TL ContiSportAttack CP8B B5MV 1008 to 2614 120/70ZR17 M/C (58W) TL ContiSportAttack 2 CP8B B5M4 4811 to 2614 120/70R17 M/C 58H TL ContiAttack SM CP8B BXM9 1011 to 2614 120/70ZR17 M/C 58W TL ContiRaceAttack Comp. Soft CP8B B5M1 1907 to 2614 120/70ZR17 M/C 58W TL ContiRaceAttack Comp. Medium CP8B B5M1 2307 to 2614 120/70ZR17 M/C (58W) TL ContiRaceAttack Comp. Endurance CP8B 918B 3011 to 2614 120/70ZR17 M/C (58W) TL ContiRoadAttack 2 GTW CP8B 91E9 2513 to 2614Continental asks customers to visit http://continentaltire.custhelp.com for more information.
[Source: Continental]
By Dennis Chung