Bentley Motors Ltd: Structure › Body › Hood
Bentley Motors Ltd reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 13, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 630. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BENTLEY IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 ARNAGER, ARNAGET, ARNAGE RL, BROOKLANDS, AND AZURE VEHICLES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE "B" HOOD ORNAMENT'S RETRACTING MECHANISM TO BECOME CORRODED. THIS MAY LEAD TO THE "B" HOOD ORNAMENT NOT RETRACTING AS INTENDED WHEN A VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH.
The risk
IF THE HOOD ORNAMENT DOES NOT RETRACT, IT COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A PEDESTRIAN IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDESTRIAN.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RETRACTABLE "B" MECHANISM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENTLEY AT 1-617-488-8500.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Bentley Arnage | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Bentley Azure | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Bentley Brooklands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Bentley Arnage | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Bentley Azure | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Bentley Brooklands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Bentley Arnage | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Bentley Azure | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Bentley Brooklands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 10V411000.
Full record for the 2009 Bentley Arnage → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →