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NHTSA Campaign 10E045000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

Issued by BENTLEY MOTORS, INC. · Reported Sep 13, 2010 · 12 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BENTLEY IS RECALLING CERTAIN SERVICE BRAKE HOSES, PART NUMBER RH14071, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR MODEL YEAR 1975 THROUGH 1980 BENTLEY AND ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SHADOW, SHADOW II, AND BENTLEY T2 MODEL VEHICLES. THE BRAKE HOSE HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED USING A NITRILE RUBBER WHICH IS NOT TOLERANT OF GLYCOL ETHER BASED BRAKE FLUID.

Consequence

THIS COULD LEAD TO HOSE FAILURE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

BENTLEY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 3, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENTLEY AT 1-617-488-8500. Bentley's number for this recall is RE10/05.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BENTLEY BENTLEY T2 1975 12
BENTLEY BENTLEY T2 1976 12
BENTLEY BENTLEY T2 1977 12
BENTLEY BENTLEY T2 1978 12
BENTLEY BENTLEY T2 1979 12
BENTLEY BENTLEY T2 1980 12
BENTLEY RH14071 12
BENTLEY SHADOW II 1975 12
BENTLEY SHADOW II 1976 12
BENTLEY SHADOW II 1977 12
BENTLEY SHADOW II 1978 12
BENTLEY SHADOW II 1979 12
BENTLEY SHADOW II 1980 12
BENTLEY SILVER SHADOW 1975 12
BENTLEY SILVER SHADOW 1976 12
BENTLEY SILVER SHADOW 1977 12
BENTLEY SILVER SHADOW 1978 12
BENTLEY SILVER SHADOW 1979 12
BENTLEY SILVER SHADOW 1980 12

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10E045000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.