Manufacturer profile

Continental Automotive Systems

Continental Automotive Systems has filed 7 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2016, covering 5.51M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file72016 to 2024
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.".

Campaigns per year

Continental Automotive Systems has averaged 1 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2021 peak of 2

Continental Automotive Systems recall campaigns by report date, 2016 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

00.511.52201620172018201920202021220222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Brakes are Continental Automotive Systems's most recalled component since 2016

Continental Automotive Systems campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Brakes
3
Airbags
2
Fuel system
2
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Software remedies against the industry

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Continental Automotive Systems against all manufacturers, by year.

Continental Automotive SystemsAll manufacturers
010%20%30%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Campaigns by model year covered

Continental Automotive Systems campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Continental Automotive Systems filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Continental Automotive Systems campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
24E-092Nov 4, 2024Fastener that connects the brake pedal and the brake booster may have been improperly assembled during manufacturing, which can cause the brake…Brakes33,596Not stated
23E-037May 4, 2023Valves inside the Electric Brake System module may have been damaged during manufacturing, causing an internal brake module leakBrakes1,420Not stated
21E-066Jul 22, 2021PSAT side crash pressure sensor mold was not cleaned properly during formation of the housing unit, causing the sensor to loosen from the…Airbags6,904Not stated
21E-065Jul 15, 2021Deviation in the welding process can cause the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) rotor and shaft to separate, which may…Brakes8,384Not stated
20E-079Oct 17, 2020Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental Automotive) has submitted a Defect Information Report for certain Vitesco NG2 Fuel Delivery…Fuel system4,195Part replacement
17E-031Jun 22, 2017Flange may crack allowing fuel to leakFuel system456,106Not stated
16E-007Jan 27, 2016Affected units have a power supply component that may corrode and result in the failure of the ABCUAirbags5,000,000Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Continental Automotive Systems's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2016 Affected units have a power supply…5.00M
  2. 2017 Flange may crack allowing fuel to leak0.46M
  3. 2024 Fastener that connects the brake pedal and…0.03M
  4. 2021 Deviation in the welding process can cause…0.01M
  5. 2021 PSAT side crash pressure sensor mold was…0.01M
Source: NHTSA ODI.