Bentley hood ornaments may injure pedestrians in a crash by failing to retract, leading the luxury carmaker to recall 596 vehicles in the U.S.


Quote from the article:

The metal emblem known as the “flying B” may not fold down in a collision as intended because a mechanism may become corroded, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which posted the recall on its website. The recall covers 2007 to 2009 Arnage, Azure and Brooklands models, the safety agency said. Dealers for the Volkswagen AG brand will replace the retractable “B” mechanism free of charge, the agency said. Hood ornaments, common on vehicles through much of the 20th century, have been dropped amid safety concerns and lack of consumer demand, Scott Oldham, editor-in-chief of Edmunds.com, an auto research firm in Santa Monica, California, said in an interview today. Luxury cars such as the Bentley still feature the emblems. “Simply over time they fell out of fashion,” Oldham said. “If the people wanted them they’d be on every single car you’d see.”

Source: Bentley's `Flying B' Hood Ornament Poses Crash Risk, U.S. Says in Recall

Rate this story

Rating: 1 ... Bad 2 ... Not the best 3 ... Average 4 ... Good 5 ... Awesome

Your Name:


Subject:


Icon:
                     
             

Message:


Disable smilies in this post.
Disable block tag code.
Add [url] tag at URLs.