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NHTSA ID Number:10198748
Manufacturer Communication Number: WRG-20R
Summary
Coverage for this Continental tire recall is now expired.
INTRODUCTION
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (CTA) has issued a safety recall for multiple tire lines, within the filing of NHTSA safety recall ID 20T-018. CTA’s recall includes 11,728 potentially defective tires sold as original equipment (OE) tires and replacement tires, for various vehicle makes and models.
One of the tire lines included in CTA’s recall, the Continental ProContact TX P205/55R16 89V tire, was an OE tire for Subaru installed on certain 2020 MY Impreza vehicles equipped with 16-inch wheels.
NOTE: CTA notified Subaru that only one (1) tire with this condition may have been supplied to Subaru, but the recall includes 5,950 20MY Impreza vehicles based on traceability of tire production week and mold number, to ensure that the potentially defective tire is captured.
While tire-related warranty coverage is the tire manufacturer’s responsibility, CTA does not have access to Subaru vehicle owner data for recall notification purposes. Therefore, Subaru will assist CTA in conducting this tire recall for certain 2020 MY Impreza vehicles which may contain a defective OE tire(s).
REASON FOR THIS RECALL:
The affected tires were cured for a time beyond the manufacturing specification. An over-cured tire may result in a carcass break in the sidewall with sudden air loss or could develop a belt edge separation which could lead to a partial or full tread/belt loss. These conditions could increase the risk of a crash.
SAFETY RISK:
These conditions could increase the risk of a crash.
DESCRIPTION OF THE REMEDY:
For all potentially affected vehicles, Subaru retailers will inspect all four tires for the tire identification marks described above and in the Production Campaign Bulletin and replace any affected tire(s) as necessary.
RETAILER PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITY
Please be advised that it is a violation of Federal law for a dealer to deliver a new motor vehicle covered by a recall under a sale or lease until the defect is remedied. Therefore, any Authorized Subaru Retailer failing to perform the applicable service procedures to correct all affected vehicles in their inventory prior to the vehicle being placed in service may be subject to civil penalties of up to $21,000 per violation (i.e., for each vehicle), as provided in 49 CFR §578.6 and will also be in breach of the Subaru Dealer Agreement
Any vehicles listed in a Service Program which are in the retailer’s stock must be:
Immediately identified
Tagged or otherwise marked to prevent their delivery or use prior to repair
Repaired in accordance with the repair procedures outlined in this bulletin
Retailers are to promptly perform the applicable service procedures to correct all affected vehicles in their inventory (used, demo & SSLP). Additionally, whenever a vehicle subject to this service program is taken into retailer inventory, or in for service, necessary steps should be taken to ensure the service program correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Continental is expected to arrange for Owner notification letters to be sent by first class mail later this month.