The defect
THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN LINKAGE HEAT SHIELD CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH A BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PIPE MOUNTED TO THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN A HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK.
The risk
IF A HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK OCCURS, WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING LOSS OF FLUID AND LOSS OF SYSTEM PRESSURE WILL BECOME ILLUMINATED. FRONT BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE LOST, ALTHOUGH REAR BRAKING WOULD REMAIN UNAFFECTED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPOSITION THE AFFECTED HYDRAULIC PIPE AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED PIPE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Bentley Brooklands | 1995 |
| Bentley Brooklands LWB | 1995 |
| Bentley Continental | 1995 |
| Rolls-Royce Corniche IV | 1995 |
| Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn | 1995 |
| Rolls-Royce Silver Spur III | 1995 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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 Brooklands | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| Bentley Brooklands LWB | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Bentley Continental | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| Rolls-Royce Corniche IV | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| Rolls-Royce Silver Spur III | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1995
18 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. filed 40 campaigns in all.
| 95V230000 5 Dec 1995 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 95V199000 20 Oct 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 95V202000 19 Oct 1995 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 95V144000 2 Aug 1995 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 95V133000 11 Jul 1995 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 95V123000 16 Jun 1995 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 95V109000 26 May 1995 | CAGIVA NORTH AMERICA, INC |
| 94V234001 12 May 1995 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995