Tires: tread/belt (Continental and General)
Tire recall 25T-017. NHTSA received Continental Tire the Americas, LLC’s report on Oct 8, 2025.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Continental Tire the Americas, LLC’s report on Oct 8, 2025. 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?
A tire tread detachment can result in a tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (CTA) is recalling certain Continental TerrainContact H/T LT265/60R20 121/118R, CrossContact LX25 235/60R18 107V, CrossContact RX ContiSeal 275/40R21 107H, and General Grabber HTS 60LT245/75/R17 121/118S tires.
The tires may have been produced using the wrong rubber compound, causing the tread to detach.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.
What should you do?
Dealers will inspect and replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 2, 2025. Owners may contact CTA customer service at 1-888-799-2168.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 5,362 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
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1549139 -
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0450515
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Continental Crosscontact LX25NHTSA gives no dates made
- Continental Crosscontact RX ContisealNHTSA gives no dates made
- Continental Terraincontact H/TNHTSA gives no dates made
- General Grabber HTS 60NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Continental Tire the Americas, LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. 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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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.