The defect
UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, MICRO SWITCH CONNECTED TO BRAKE PEDAL MAY FAIL CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT NOT TO PROVIDE CORRECT BRAKING SIGNALS.
The risk
LAMPS WOULD EITHER REMAIN CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ORFAIL TO ILLUMINATE AND FAILING TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT THE VEHICLE WASSTOPPING, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL AN IMPROVED STOP LAMP SWITCH AND MODIFY WIRING, AS APPROPRIATE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Bentley | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Rolls-Royce Rolls Royce | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Rolls Royce | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Rolls Royce | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Rolls Royce | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Rolls Royce | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1989
7 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the exterior lighting; ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. filed 40 campaigns in all.
| 89V212000 4 Dec 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V171000 13 Oct 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V066000 1 May 1989 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 89V063000 14 Apr 1989 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. |
| 89V064000 13 Apr 1989 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 89V046000 23 Mar 1989 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989