NHTSA recall campaign

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ManufacturerCONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE INC.Reported2000-03-28Affected3,109 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

TIRE DISCRIPTION: CERTAIN TIRES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 10-31-99 AND 11-9-99 WERE PRODUCED WITH A NON-SPECIFIED RUBBER COMPOUND IN THE BELT AREA.

Risk

MANUFACTURED WITH THE WRONG RUBBER COMPOUND COULD CREATE RISK FOR POTENTIAL TIRE FAILURE.

Manufacturer remedy

CONTINENTAL IS NOTIFYING DEALERS AND CONSUMERS TO BRING THEIR DEFECTIVE TIRES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL OR REASONABLE EQUIVALENT TIRE FREE OF CHARGE, INCLUDING MOUNTING AND BALANCE.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.