Rolls-Royce Motors, Inc.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Fluid
Rolls-Royce Motors, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 5, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 101. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
AN INCOMPATIBILITY CAN EXIST BETWEEN THE MINERAL OIL SUPPLIED BY CASTROL AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM OF THESE VEHICLES.
The risk
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.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL DRAIN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND REFILL THE SYSTEM WITH NEW MINERAL OIL. THE AFFECTED SPARE BOTTLES WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Bentley Azure | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Bentley Brooklands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Bentley Continental R | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Bentley Turbo R | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Rolls-Royce Limousine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur | 0 | 3 | 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 95V230000.
Full record for the 1996 Bentley Azure → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →