General tire recalls

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.

THESE TIRES WERE PRODUCED WITH A THINNER THAN SPECIFIED INNERLINER.

THESE TIRES ARE MISLABELED: (1) EACH SIDE OF THE TIRE WAS BRANDED WITH DIFFERENT TIRE SIZE NUMBERS. (2) THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS BRANDED INCORRECTLY (140 PSI INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT 120 PSI) AND (3) THE LETTERS "DOT" WERE NOT BRANDED BEFORE THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE TIRE AS REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL TIRE STANDARD TO INDICATE THAT THE TIRE MEETS THE MINIMUM FEDERAL STANDARDS.

SEPARATION MAY OCCUR IN THE TREAD, CAUSING A BREAKDOWN OF SUBASSEMBLY AREAS IN THE TIRE.

INCORRECT MAXIMUM LOAD AND INFLATION PRESSURES ARE STAMPED ON TIRES WHICH COULD CAUSE TIRES TO BE USED IN AN OVERLOADED CONDITION.

TREAD SEPARATION DUE TO HIGH INFLATION PRESSURE WHEN USED AT SLOW SPEED AND NOT REDUCED FOR HIGHWAY SERVICE.

TIRES FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 119 FOR HIGH SPEED ENDURANCE TEST.

DAMAGE TO INNER LINER IN THE LOWER SIDEWALL AREA.

FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS 119 FOR ENDURANCE TEST. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FAILS TO MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 119.

TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE PLUNGER ENERGY TEST AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 119. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: TIRES WHICH FAIL TO MEET THE MINIMUM FMVSS REQUIREMENTS MAY FAIL WHILE IN SERVICE, CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

TIRES FAILED TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 109. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 109 MAY RESULT IN SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND LOSS OF AIR WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.

TIRES FAILED TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 109. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 109 MAY RESULT IN SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND LOSS OF AIR WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.

TIRES FAILED TO MEET THE ENDURANCE TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 119. CONSEQUENSE OF DEFECT: FAILURE OF ENDURANCE TEST MAY LEAD TO TREAD SEPARATION AND LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE.

TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". TIRES MAY DEVELOP A SEPARATION OF THE TREAD FROM THE BODY OF THE TIRE.

WHEN OPERATED IN AN UNDERINFLATED CONDITION, A SEPARATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE TIRE MAY DEVELOP.

TIRES WERE SHOWN TO BE SUBJECT TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION WHEN TESTED FOR PERFORMANCE BY THE MANUFACTURER.

THE INVOLVED TIRES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". TREAD AND BELT COMPONENTS MAY SEPARATE FROM THE RUBBER COMPOUND OF THE TIRE.

TIRES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE ENDURANCE TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS".

TIRES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THIS CAN RESULT IN TREAD SEPARATION.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THE TIRES MAY DEVELOP SEPARATIONS IN THE TREAD AREA.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THE NON-COMPLIANCE EXISTS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE TIRE BODY.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THE NON-COMPLIANCE EXISTS BECAUSE THE TIRES MAY DEVELOP SEPARATIONS BETWEEN TREAD AND PLY MATERIAL IN THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD AREAS.

THESE TIRES CONTAIN AN EXPOSED BELT WIRE IN THE BASE OF THE DECOUPLING GROOVE. THIS CONDITION WOULD CAUSE CRACKING OF THE RUBBER IN THE DECOUPLING GROOVE AND IN TIME RESULT IN A FLEX BREAK OF THE BODY PLIES WITHOUT WARNING.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". TREAD SEPARATION MAY DEVELOP AND LEAD TO PREMATURE FAILURE.

THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY CONTAIN A FAULTY SPLICE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AIR LOSS.