BENTLEY SHADOW II 1978: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 10E045000

Make Model Year
BENTLEY SHADOW II 1978
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2010-11-03 2010-09-13 2010-09-16

Manufacturers Involved: Bentley Motors, Inc.

Manufacturer Campaign Number: RE10/05

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

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 12

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

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.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .