| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
95V230000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BENTLEY |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TURBO R |
| Model Year: |
1996 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19950501 - 19951101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
101 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19951214 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19951214 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19951205 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19951206 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
AN INCOMPATIBILITY CAN EXIST BETWEEN THE MINERAL OIL SUPPLIED BY CASTROL AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM OF THESE VEHICLES. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE BRAKE PEDAL FEEL CAN VARY, ESPECIALLY FOLLOWING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF INACTIVITY AND HIGHER PEDAL PRESSURE MAY BE REQUIRED. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL DRAIN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND REFILL THE SYSTEM WITH NEW MINERAL OIL. THE AFFECTED SPARE BOTTLES WILL ALSO BE REPLACED. |