BECAUSE of poor quality of rubber material, famous tire manufacturer of Continental and Ford do a serious recall on the F-250 pickup truck and F-350 outputs in 2008-2009 exactly equipped with Continental brand tires Contitrac types that are considered to be problematic.
This case involves as many as 400 thousand tires of Continental. Due to poor quality of materials, in particular the complicated situation is feared to tread tire steel belt can be separated which consequently substantially increases the high risk of accidents.
For elegant vehicles, this serious recall actually affects the number of truck tires made between May 6, 2007 until September 20, 2008 which is precisely estimated to reach 390,657 units with a total tire production code:
- Continental LT257/70R18 Contitrac 125/122s (beside writing a white outline)
- Continental Contitrac TR LT275/70R18 125/122S BSW
- Continental Contitrac TR LT275/70R18 125/122S OWL
The serious warning was issued officially by the agency highway traffic safety of the United States (NHTSA). Continental Contracting will really replace these tough tires to be free of charge when it is problematic
