Bentley Recalls the Flying B Hood Ornament

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed)
Sep 28th 2010 at 8:01PM

Ever take a look at a hood ornament and wonder what would happen if you got hit by a car with one? Some of the most upscale offerings from the likes of Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Maybach and Jaguar offer them, but they're all designed to fold down or retract entirely in the event of a pedestrian collision. Apparently Bentley's having a little trouble with theirs, though, prompting the US National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to issue a recall on the famous Flying B.

The issue involves rust around the hood ornament preventing it from retracting in such an event. The recall affects less than 600 examples of the Arnage, Azure and Brooklands made between 2007 and 2009. Bentley's produced more than that many in those three years, but the hood ornament is an optional accessory that some buyers choose to do without. But if you've got one with it, you should be getting notice from your local dealership in short order with instructions on how to get yours replaced free of charge.

Tags: bentley, bentley arnage, bentley azure, bentley brooklands, flying b, hood ornament, nhtsa, recall, safety recall

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

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Rob Sep 29th 2010 6:54AM

If I'm on foot and get hit by one of these 5000 pound cars (4000 for the Jags), I would think that the hood ornament would be the least of my problems.

neesee Sep 29th 2010 11:52AM

Well Rob......it kind of would depend on exactly where the hood ornament ended up....ya know what I mean?

wanthony739 Sep 29th 2010 7:10AM

It would seem if one were a pedestrian who had been hit by a speeding Bentley, the retractability of the hood ornament would be the least of one's concerns.

Matt Sep 29th 2010 9:00AM

You must not read other posts. Kinda hard not to since there are only three others. someone already said that.

MargaMac37 Sep 29th 2010 7:30AM

Bring back the Hood Ornaments! They were cool.

JC Sep 29th 2010 8:54AM

I'm not concerned about these hood ornaments, but I'm looking forward to recalling the government in November.

stripeyhat Sep 29th 2010 12:40PM

you're dumb...

Rick Sep 29th 2010 1:57PM

YOU DA MAN!!!!!!

Rick Sep 29th 2010 1:58PM

LOL!! YOU DA MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

N1NE1 Sep 29th 2010 9:17AM

300k for a car and a part is rusting? wtf..you think it would be made of better quality metal. for that price it should be silver, gold

Frankling Sep 29th 2010 9:20AM

Instant collector's item!

Tom Sep 29th 2010 10:03AM

What great news for the hundreds of pedestrians who will be struck by Bentleys this year alone. This is what our highway safety engineers are spending their time and research on?

pete Sep 29th 2010 11:41AM

Your tax $$ hardly working for the betterment of the masses.

tracy Sep 29th 2010 10:56AM

.....B as in B....and S as in S ....if i got hit by a Bently ... i would be rich & i would buy a Bently ....and an extra hood ornament ... just in case....

old school nurse Sep 29th 2010 11:34AM

hey, if I could afford to drive a Bentley, all those pedestrians better get out of my way!!

Annastasia Sep 29th 2010 12:20PM

Well, I do find this rule ridiculous. However, I think that no matter if is is retractable or not, that at least if I get hit by one of these expensive cars then at least I can almost bet it will be by an insured driver!!!!! lol Is this all these people can think of to get paid for??? Everyone should be so lucky to have such an easy job for such a unimportant problem. I agree, I do think that the hood ornament would be the least of your worries after getting hit by one of these solid cars....