The risk
Deformation of the tyre may result in rubbing between the tyre and components of the vehicle, which can lead to tyre failure as a result of tread separation. In addition, tyre failure as a result of high speed is possible. Failure of the tyre could lead to an accident.
Product: Car tyre
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other injuries alerts in 2016
335 of the 408 motor vehicle alerts published in 2016 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1687/16 23 Dec 2016 | Renault Clio |
| A12/1742/16 23 Dec 2016 | Suzuki GW250 |
| A12/1646/16 16 Dec 2016 | Citroën C4 Picasso |
| A12/1649/16 16 Dec 2016 | Yamaha WR250R/X |
| A12/1663/16 16 Dec 2016 | Renault Trafic |
| A12/1664/16 16 Dec 2016 | Renault Fluence, Mégane Génération, Clio |
| A12/1665/16 16 Dec 2016 | Audi A4 |
| A12/1675/16 16 Dec 2016 | Opel Astra |
Who notified alerts in 2016
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 215 |
| United Kingdom | 54 |
| Portugal | 42 |
| Greece | 26 |
| France | 19 |
| Spain | 13 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2016
More Continental alerts
14 EU Safety Gate alerts for Continental since 2014; the most were issued in 2021 (4).
| WinterContact TS870, EcoContact 6 MO Injuries | Apr 2023 |
| ContiEcoContact 5 Injuries | Jan 2022 |
| 315/35 R 22 111 Y TL XL CONTINENTAL PremiumContact 6 SSR Injuries | May 2021 |
| IceContact 3 Injuries | Apr 2021 |
| IceContact 3 Injuries | Apr 2021 |
| IceContact 3 Injuries | Apr 2021 |
| Winter Contact TS860 Injuries | Feb 2019 |
| ContiPremiumContact 5 Injuries | Sept 2018 |