- Vehicles
- 12
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 November 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 1975-1980 Bentley Bentley T2
- Bentley RH14071
- 1975-1980 Bentley Shadow II
- 1975-1980 Bentley Silver Shadow
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
This could lead to hose failure which would result in partial brake failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
BENTLEY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 3, 2010.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 September 2010
- Owners notified3 November 2010
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 13 September 2010.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENTLEY AT 1-617-488-8500. Bentley's number for this recall is RE10/05.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- RE10/05
- Recalling manufacturer
- BENTLEY MOTORS, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.