EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger Car Bentley “Continental 24, Continental Supersports and Continental Supersports Convertible” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00017/20
Summary
The connecting hose of the hydraulic power assisted steering system may detach from connecting pipe of the cooler. Consequently, hydraulic steering fluid could leak, resulting in a loss of steering control and increasing the risks of an accident, to following traffic and of a fire.
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Product
Passenger Car — Bentley
- Brand
- Bentley
- Name / model
- Continental 24, Continental Supersports and Continental Supersports Convertible · E11*2001/116*0221*24
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Bentley recall code: RE 19/27 (RB41).
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured from 02/10/2016 to 27/01/2018
What is the risk?
- The connecting hose of the hydraulic power assisted steering system may detach from connecting pipe of the cooler. Consequently, hydraulic steering fluid could leak, resulting in a loss of steering control and increasing the risks of an accident, to following traffic and of a fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 29/11/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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