Hearth Record

Tires: tread/belt (Continental)

Tire safety improvement campaign 00X-004. NHTSA received CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE INC.’s report on Oct 4, 2000.

  • NHTSA: a safety improvement campaign, not a safety recall
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The short answer

NHTSA received CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE INC.’s report on Oct 4, 2000. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

NHTSA files this as a safety improvement campaign, not a safety recall.

NHTSA’s records of these campaigns say each is “not a safety recall”, but is “deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency”. What’s wrong and the fix are below, in NHTSA’s words.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT.

HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY.

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AS TIRES, SIZE P245/75R16, DOT SERIAL NUMBERS: AD70 449 017 THROUGH AD70 449 118, INSTALLED ON THE 1998 AND 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES.

THESE TIRES SHOW CONDITIONS OF TREAD CHUNKING, TREAD BUBBLING, AND BELT LIFT DUE TO HEAT STRESS WHICH CAN CAUSE A SECTION OF THE TREAD BELT PACKAGE TO DETACH FROM THE TIRE CASING AND MINOR VEHICLE BODY DAMAGE COULD RESULT.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.

What should you do?

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TIRES AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM, FREE OF CHARGE, INCLUDING MOUNTING AND BALANCING.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: CONTINENTAL HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM TO REPLACE TIRES WHICH DISPLAY THE DESCRIBED CONDITIONS.OWNERS CAN CONTACT CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE’S CUSTOMER RELATION’S TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-847-3349, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.

Which ones does it cover?

NHTSA counts 160,000 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Continental P24575R16NHTSA gives no dates made

Who is running it?

  • Made by CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE INC..
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
  • Which tires, by their DOT codes: the range is in the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site, not in this file. Check the code on your tire’s sidewall against it.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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