The risk
The tires were manufactured with the wrong material. The tyres may fail causing sudden loss of air pressure and a loss of driving stability, which could lead to an accident.
Product: Passenger 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 2017
382 of the 437 motor vehicle alerts published in 2017 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1806/17 22 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz Atego |
| A12/1814/17 22 Dec 2017 | Peugeot Traveller, Expert |
| A12/1815/17 22 Dec 2017 | Citroën Jumpy, Spacetourer |
| A12/1817/17 22 Dec 2017 | Kawasaki Z900 |
| A12/1818/17 22 Dec 2017 | Ford Transit, Focus, C-Max |
| A12/1824/17 22 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz G class |
| A12/1850/17 22 Dec 2017 | VW Arteon |
| A12/1853/17 22 Dec 2017 | MV AGUSTA Brutale 800 Dragster RR |
Who notified alerts in 2017
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 240 |
| France | 81 |
| United Kingdom | 57 |
| Portugal | 27 |
| Poland | 11 |
| Spain | 5 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2017
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 |