EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Tyre Continental “PremiumContact 6” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1389/17
Summary
null The tires were manufactured with the wrong material. The tyres may fail causing sudden loss of air pressure and a loss of driving stability, which could lead to an accident.
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Product
Tyre — Continental
- Brand
- Continental
- Name / model
- PremiumContact 6 · 245/45R18 100Y XL;Type-approval: R30: 0292495; R117: 027908 S2WR2
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car tyre.
- Production dates: Production weeks of the affected tyres: 50/2016 and 16/2017: DOT 6G8UD6R9; week codes 5016 and 1617.
What is the risk?
- null The tires were manufactured with the wrong material. The tyres may fail causing sudden loss of air pressure and a loss of driving stability, which could lead to an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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