NHTSA campaign 05T022000 · Tire recall

CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 05T-022: FMVSS 119/PREMATURE TIRE WEAR

NHTSA recall 05T022000 is a tire recall reported by CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC. on November 21, 2005, with 34,396 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-150, Ford F-250 and Ford F-350 for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on December 7, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05T022000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

This is a tire recall filed by CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 05T022000 (also written 05T-022 or 05T022)
Filed by: CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: November 21, 2005
Potentially affected: 34,396 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Tires — Tread/Belt
Owners notified: December 7, 2005
Safety standard: FMVSS 119
Recall type: Tire recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05T022000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

Ford F-150
- 2005, 2006
Ford F-250
- 2006
Ford F-350
- 2006

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05T022000.

Defect description

CERTAIN CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR OWL, CONTITRAC TR BSW, GENERAL GRABBER TR BSW, AND CONTITRAC BSW TIRES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MAY 29 AND JUNE 11, 2005, AND SOLD AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CERTAIN FORD TRUCKS AND SOLD AS REPLACEMENT TIRES. THESE TIRES CAN WEAR PREMATURELY WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS.

Safety consequence

AFFECTED TIRES MAY NOT MEET THE ENDURANCE TEST REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD. CONTINUED USE OF THE AFFECTED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE WHICH COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE DAMAGE OR MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

CONTINENTAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 7, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CONTINENTAL AT 704-588-5895.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05T022000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.