CONTINENTAL 16 INCH CONTI TRAC AS TIRES

NHTSA investigation SQ00017 is a SQ opened on 2000-09-20 and currently closed. The subject of record is LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, which places this file inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue for LINCOLN. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 2001-04-23 — NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.

Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "P245/75R16 CONTITRAC AS TIRES INTENDED FOR THE 1998-1999 MODEL YEAR LINCOLN NAVIGATOR..." Investigations are the early-warning layer of the federal auto-safety system, sitting upstream of formal recalls and defect orders. Whether this one closes without action or escalates into an Engineering Analysis, the full history stays in the ODI archive so researchers, litigators, and buyers can pull the paper trail at any time. Related LINCOLN files, listed below, give context on whether this is an isolated concern or part of a broader pattern across the brand.