Continental Contitrac, Continental Contitrac Tr Bsw, Continental Contitrac Tr Owl, Ford F-250, Ford F-350, model years 2008 to 9999. Filed by Continental Tire The Americas, Llc. and reported to NHTSA on 15 March 2011. 390,657 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Continental tire is recalling certain contitrac tr tires, size lt275/70r18 125/122s outline white letters and black sidewall, and contitrac, size lt275/70r18 125/122s, black sidewall, produced from may 6, 2007, through september 20, 2008, sold as aftermarket and installed as original equipment on some model year 2008 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11T002 cover?
- Continental Contitrac, Continental Contitrac TR BSW, Continental Contitrac TR Owl, Ford F-250, Ford F-350, model years 2008 onwards.
- What is wrong with them?
- CONTINENTAL TIRE IS RECALLING CERTAIN CONTITRAC TR TIRES, SIZE LT275/70R18 125/122S OUTLINE WHITE LETTERS AND BLACK SIDEWALL, AND CONTITRAC, SIZE LT275/70R18 125/122S, BLACK SIDEWALL, PRODUCED FROM MAY 6, 2007, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20, 2008, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- SEPARATION OF THE BELT EDGES COULD LEAD TO TREAD BELT SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. CONTINENTAL TIRE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CONTINENTAL CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-888-799-2168.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “SEPARATION OF THE BELT EDGES COULD LEAD TO TREAD BELT SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11T002 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC. |
| System at fault | Tires:Tread/Belt |
| Reported to NHTSA | 15 March 2011 |
| Model years | 2008-9999 |
| Vehicles named | CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC, CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR BSW, CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR OWL, FORD F-250, FORD F-350 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
SEPARATION OF THE BELT EDGES COULD LEAD TO TREAD BELT SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
CONTINENTAL TIRE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CONTINENTAL CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-888-799-2168.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 455 notices in the record whose component field names tires. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11T002, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11t002/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 11T002 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
afd88693 - Consequence
566e7f3d - Remedy
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