{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Continental recall 16E007: Continental Automotive Air Bag Control Unit",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16e007/",
  "summary": "Recall 16E007 (Continental): If the air bag control unit fails, safety systems such as seat belt pretensioners and air bags may not deploy in the event...",
  "excerpt": "Continental Automotive Air Bag Control Unit, model year 9999. Filed by Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 January 2016. 5,000,000 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental) is recalling certain Air Bag Control Units (ABCU) manufactured January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2010. The affected units have a power supply component that may corrode and result in the failure of the ABCU. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the air bag control unit fails, safety systems such as seat belt pretensioners and air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. Additionally, in some vehicles, the air bags may inadvertently de…” 16E007 Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Air Bags 27 January 2016 9999-9999 CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT If the air bag control unit fails, safety systems such as seat belt pretensioners and air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. Additionally, in some vehicles, the air bags may inadvertently deploy, incre",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:58:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T09:03:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Continental recall 16E007: Continental Automotive Air Bag Control Unit\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16e007/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}