DETROIT (Reuters) - Continental AG's North American tire unit is recalling about 391,000 tires, most of which were put on new Ford Motor Co F-250 and F-350 heavy duty pickup trucks, U.S. regulators said on Friday.
About 330,000 were put on the new trucks and some were sold as replacements, CONTINENTAL (CON.XE)said of the tires made in Mexico from May 2007 to September 2008.
The number of Ford pickup trucks involved was not available. Vehicles affected are trucks for model years 2008 and 2009.
Continental will replace the tires, some of which the company said in a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration may experience uneven wear and vibration. The main concern is that when the trucks are overloaded or the tires are under-inflated, "separation between the belt edges potentially leading to a tread detachment" can occur.
(Reporting by Bernie Woodall, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)