Vehicle recall 67V042000 · April 25, 1967

Rolls-Royce Bentley and Silver Shadow

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Notes: Possibility that bearing pins used in the front suspension were incorrectly heated before forging, in such a way as to seriously affect the structure of the metal in the pins and to make them subject to failure under certain conditions.if one of these pins should break while the car is underway, steering control could be dangerously affected.(replace the subject pins.)

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 67V042000
Reported to NHTSA: April 25, 1967
Filed by: ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC.
Owner notification: April 18, 1969
Vehicles potentially affected: 299
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Suspension › Front › Wheel bearing

Recall 67V042000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Rolls-Royce Bentley (model year not listed)
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow (model year not listed)

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