Bentley Bentley T2, Bentley Rh14071, Bentley Shadow Ii, Bentley Silver Shadow, model years 1975 to 9999. Filed by Bentley Motors, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 September 2010. 12 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Bentley is recalling certain service brake hoses, part number rh14071, sold for use as replacement equipment for model year 1975 through 1980 bentley and rolls royce silver shadow, shadow ii, and bentley t2 model vehicles. the brake hose has been incorrectly manufactured using a nitrile rubber which is not tolerant of …
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The maker's own number for this recall: RE10/05. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10E045 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10E045 cover?
- Bentley Bentley T2, Bentley Rh14071, Bentley Shadow Ii, Bentley Silver Shadow, model years 1975 onwards.
- What is wrong with them?
- BENTLEY IS RECALLING CERTAIN SERVICE BRAKE HOSES, PART NUMBER RH14071, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR MODEL YEAR 1975 THROUGH 1980 BENTLEY AND ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SHADOW, SHADOW II, AND BENTLEY T2 MODEL VEHICLES.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THIS COULD LEAD TO HOSE FAILURE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BENTLEY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 3, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENTLEY AT 1-617-488-8500. Bentley's number for this recall is RE10/05.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall RE10/05, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THIS COULD LEAD TO HOSE FAILURE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10E045 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BENTLEY MOTORS, INC. |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings |
| Reported to NHTSA | 13 September 2010 |
| Model years | 1975-9999 |
| Vehicles named | BENTLEY BENTLEY T2, BENTLEY RH14071, BENTLEY SHADOW II, BENTLEY SILVER SHADOW |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THIS COULD LEAD TO HOSE FAILURE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
BENTLEY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 3, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENTLEY AT 1-617-488-8500. Bentley's number for this recall is RE10/05.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10E045, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10e045/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10E045 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
6e790347 - Consequence
dee663ca - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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