3 recalls across 3 model years
The Bentley Turbo R has 3 recalls spanning the 1986-1996 production run, the most serious affecting 1989 models where the throttle linkage can bind against a vacuum hose clamp under hard acceleration and leave the throttle stuck wide open, with no warning before a potential crash.
The 1996 model year has a brake system concern where mineral oil in certain production batches can affect the distribution valves that control the integrated hydraulic brake and load-leveling system, causing the brake pedal feel to behave inconsistently, particularly after the vehicle has sat unused for an extended period. On 1986 models, the brake light micro-switch can fail either by keeping the brake lights on continuously or by preventing them from lighting at all when the pedal is pressed, leaving drivers behind without a reliable signal that the vehicle is stopping.
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