The defect
BENTLEY IS RECALLING 13,420 MY 2004-2008 CONTINENTAL GT, CONTINENTAL GT SPEED, CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR, AND CONTINENTAL GTC VEHICLES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ROAD SALT TO CORRODE THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE FUEL FILTER. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE FILTER HOUSING BECOMING POROUS WITH A CORRESPONDING FUEL LEAK.
The risk
A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER AND REPOSITION THE RETAINING CLIP ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENTLEY AT 1-800-777-6923.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Bentley Continental Flying Spur | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Bentley Continental GT Speed | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Continental Flying Spur | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Bentley Continental Flying Spur | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental Flying Spur | 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| Bentley Continental Flying Spur | 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| Bentley Continental Flying Spur | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Bentley Continental GT Speed | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Speed | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Speed | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Speed | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Speed | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2008
33 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; BENTLEY MOTORS LTD filed 12 campaigns in all.
| 08V694000 29 Dec 2008 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO |
| 08V625000 26 Nov 2008 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 08V617000 24 Nov 2008 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 08V585000 7 Nov 2008 | BENTLEY MOTORS LTD |
| 08V563000 23 Oct 2008 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 08V542000 15 Oct 2008 | SALEEN, INC. |
| 08V535000 14 Oct 2008 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 08V522000 7 Oct 2008 | PIAGGIO USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008