Summary
The Bentley Azure has 5 recalls spanning the 1996–2007 production run, with the most serious being a brake hydraulic line defect on 1997 models where two pipes can chafe against each other, leak fluid, and reduce braking performance. On 1996 models, two separate recalls address the trunk-mounted battery cable, which can contact nearby body panels or carpet flanges in the luggage compartment and wear through the insulation, creating a risk of short circuit, electrical failure, or fire. The 2000 model year has a fuel system issue where vapors from the evaporative emissions system can collect in a body cavity behind the driver's side rocker panel, and activating the power window mechanism can ignite that trapped vapor. On 2007 models, the hood ornament's retraction mechanism can corrode and fail to fold down in a collision, raising the risk of injury to a pedestrian struck by the vehicle.
