Bentley Electrical System: Cables

Bentley is recalling about 211 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. If the body panel comes in contact with the cable wire, a short circuit, loss of electrical supply, or fire could occur.

Campaign
97V182000
Manufacturer
ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.
Reported
21 October 1997
Vehicles
211
Built between
Jun 1995 – Sep 1997
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
31 October 1997
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1995 and September 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1996-1998 Bentley AzureBuilt June 1995 to September 1997

What the defect is

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The main battery cable can contact a body panel located in the trunk, resulting in damage to the cable insulation.

What could happen

If the body panel comes in contact with the cable wire, a short circuit, loss of electrical supply, or fire could occur.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPOSITION THE CABLE AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED CABLES.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1995 to September 1997
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA21 October 1997
  3. Owners notified31 October 1997

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 21 October 1997.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
ROLLS-ROYCE 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

Owner notification is expected to begin during october 1997.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact rolls-royce at 1-201-967-9100.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety admininistration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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.

Same component

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