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CONTINENTAL EXTREMECONTACT DWS06 PLUS — TIRES:SIDEWALL

crash1 injured · 2002327 · 2024-06-25

Vehicle

Make
CONTINENTAL
Model
EXTREMECONTACT DWS06 PLUS
Year
Manufacturer
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC
Component
TIRES:SIDEWALL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact owned a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta TDI equipped with four Continental Tires: Tire Line: Extreme Contact DW6 Plus; Tire Size: 245/45/R19, and DOT Numbers: N/A. The contact stated that while driving at 75 MPH and traveling around a curve, the passenger side rear tire tread separated, he lost control of the vehicle, and he crashed into a guardrail. The contact sustained injuries to his back, but medical attention was not provided. The side curtain air bags were deployed. There was no reported fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The contact stated that the failure was similar to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21T001000 (Tires). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. The tire mileage was 5,000.Â

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11596427
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown