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4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Apr 20, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 4reports to CPSC
  • Apr 20, 2026the latest report was made
  • Jun 29, 2011the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Continental
Makers
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC and CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (AG)Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Bicycles and bicycle partsNot mountain or all-terrain bicyclesCPSC’s product type: Bicycles and Accessories, (Excl.mountain or All-terrain) (code 5040), in Sports and Recreation: Cycling, Scooters, Skateboards & Skates

By month

1 report from May 2025 to April 2026; the most in April 2026, 1. 3 earlier reports, since June 2011, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20261
October 20211
October 20141
June 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Apr 20, 2026, sent to the company May 1, 2026, published by CPSC May 15, 2026

    The product, in the report: Continental Bicycle tires, quantity (2), color black size 32-622, sold by Bike Tires Direct of Portland, OR.

    Two Continental bicycle tires are exhibiting severe degradation and sidewall cracking after only 2 1/2 years of ownership. The sidewall cracking poses a critical safety hazard and could cause a catastrophic failure of these tires. Because I caught the degradation in time, no injuries occurred. My tires were run for less than 100 miles and always stored indoors, making such rapid degradation unusual and possibly widespread, but undetectable by many owners unless the carefully inspect for sidewall cracking. A written complaint was submitted to Continental per their instructions describing the problem, along with photographic evidence, but the manufacturer is unwilling to remedy the defects, citing the tires are outside of their 2 year from purchase warranty or 5 year from manufacture, whichever comes first. Bicycle tires should never degrade this rapidly unless exposed to harsh conditions, which was not the case as the bicycle and tires are always stored indoors.

    Model
    Ride Tour
    UPC
    None
    Serial number
    No serial number
    Bought from
    Biketiresdirect.com
    Bought
    Sep 27, 2023
    Where
    methuen, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 66, Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Continental, made or sold by Continental Tire the Americas, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Oct 1, 2021, sent to the company Oct 6, 2021, published by CPSC Oct 21, 2021

    The product, in the report: Continental Tire for Bicycle This is a tubeless bicycle tire. I tis generally thought of as a “High Performance training and racing tire”. As a training tire it is routinely ridden on long rides. Model GP5000tl

    I was riding my bicycle east on [REDACTED] just east of the intersection with [REDACTED] at approximately 11:40 AM. The speed recorded on my cycling app at the time of the tire failure was approximately 20 MPH. I had a sudden failure of the rear tire. The nature of the failure was the bead separated from the tire casing, which resulted in near instantaneous deflation of the tire.

    I had verified the pressure in the tire at 100 PSI when I left home about 1.5 hours earlier. Inspection of my bicycle showed no evidence of anything that would have caused the failure.

    I did not hit any object in the road nor did I hit a pothole or other road defect. The tire is a Continental GP5000tl 700C X 25mm. This is the second such tire I have had fail in the last 14 months. I have photos of the previous tire and I have photos of this tire along with the tire.

    Both tires were mounted on the rear of my [REDACTED] bicycle with [REDACTED] wheels. Inspection of the wheels after the second incident showed no sharp spots on the wheels which might have cut a tire. The rims had been swapped between the two incidents, so it was not the same rim for both incidents.

    There were no injuries in either incident. The previous incident happened at low speed. This one, not so much. Because there was no traffic at the time of the event I was able to use the entire roadway while bringing the bicycle to a stop. If there had been oncoming or passing traffic, injuries up to and including death may have occurred.

    I have decided to report this because I read a thread on the Bike Forums web site in which several similar failures of this tire are described. See: [REDACTED]

    Model
    GP5000tl
    Where
    Borup, Minnesota: Street or Highway
    Who was involved
    Age 65, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Continental, made or sold by Continental Tire the Americas, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. Hospital admission

    Made Oct 6, 2014, sent to the company Oct 15, 2014, published by CPSC Oct 29, 2014

    The product, in the report: Bicycle tire

    On September 14,2014,I got in a bicycle crash resulting in a broken arm due to unsafe and dangerous make and model of the bicycle tire which were in use that day---The make of the bike tire is from Continental Tire, Ultra Sport 700X25C stock#25-622. The tires have a smooth tread texture which appear to be slippery and the crash is the result of the tire design.the tire is on the rear of the bike and when I’ve made a left turn,the back wheel fishtailed out and the crash ensued--tires are DANGEROUS!!!

    Model
    Ultra Sport 700X25C
    Serial number
    25-622
    Bought from
    Bike Rack, Nebraska
    Bought
    Aug 3, 2014, about then
    Where
    Omaha, Nebraska: Street or Highway
    Who was involved
    Age 49, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    made or sold by Continental Tire the Americas, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  4. No one hurt

    Made Jun 29, 2011, published by CPSC Jul 22, 2011

    The product, in the report: Continental “Grand Prix 4000 S” 700x23c road bicycle tire.

    I have just experienced my second unexplained sidewall blowout with Continental’s “Grand Prix 4000 S” road bicycle tires. Obviously these are not just a “recreational product”, as they are used at high speeds and in traffic, so this is a serious safety issue. There are no signs of cutting where either tire has blown out; the sidewall casing appears to have simply pulled itself apart, leaving a ragged hole.

    There is a little more to this than just 2 tire failures. “Once upon a time”, probably 3-4 years ago, these were great, reliable tires. More recently, all of the stock I have bought in the USA and elsewhere has, after short periods of use, started having threads dangling out of the sidewall near the tire bead, shown signs of rubber cracking where one would expect it on maybe 10-year-old tires, etc.

    Model
    Grand Prix 4000 S 700x23c
    Bought from
    Don’t remember.
    Where
    Victoria, Canada: Street or Highway
    Who was involved
    Age 28, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Continental, made or sold by CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (AG)
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

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