NHTSA recall 01V096000
Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control
Bentley Azure and 4 more
The defect
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. fuel vapors stored in the vehicle's evaporative emission control system could enter a body cavity behind the rocker panel on the driver's side.
The risk
If vapor IS emitted and collects in the cavity, the resulting air/vapor mixture could be ignited if the central window operating mechanism IS activated.
The remedy
Dealers will install a plated mild steel extension pipe to the leak detection filter of the vehicle which will ensure that any vapor emanating from the evaporative emission control system IS vented to the outside of the vehicle. Owner notification began april 16, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact rolls-royce at 1-800-777-6923.