Continental Psat Pressure Sensor, model year 9999. Filed by Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 July 2021. 6,904 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental Automotive) is recalling certain PSAT Pressure Sensor model PAST 5.5 AK2D (Please see 573 Report for list of part numbers). The PSAT side crash pressure sensor mold was not cleaned properly during formation of the housing unit, causing the sensor to loosen from the …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21E066 cover?
- Continental Psat Pressure Sensor.
- What is wrong with them?
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental Automotive) is recalling certain PSAT Pressure Sensor model PAST 5.5 AK2D (Please see 573 Report for list of part numbers).
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A side crash sensor connector that becomes loose may delay the reaction of the side air bags, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Continental will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers to provide a remedy through their dealership networks. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact Continental Automotive customer service at 1-248-393-5300.
- 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: “A side crash sensor connector that becomes loose may delay the reaction of the side air bags, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21E066 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Sensor:Side Impact |
| Reported to NHTSA | 22 July 2021 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | CONTINENTAL PSAT PRESSURE SENSOR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A side crash sensor connector that becomes loose may delay the reaction of the side air bags, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The remedy
Continental will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers to provide a remedy through their dealership networks. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact Continental Automotive customer service at 1-248-393-5300.
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 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 21E066, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21e066/
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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Other Continental Automotive notices we hold
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- 21E065: Hydraulic Electronic MKC1 brake units, with part numbers 10-1202 and 25-1202
All 4 Continental Automotive campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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300041d0 - Remedy
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