The defect
Bentley Motors, Inc. (Bentley) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Continental GT vehicles manufactured February 1, 2011, to April 30, 2014, 2012-2015 Continental GTC vehicles manufactured February 1, 2011, to June 30, 2014, 2012-2013 Continental Flying Spur vehicles manufactured March 31, 2011, to August 30, 2012, and 2014 Flying Spur vehicles manufactured February 28, 2013, to April 28, 2014. In the affected vehicles, a battery cable connection may be loose at the firewall.
The risk
A loose battery cable may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Bentley will notify owners, and dealers will replace the battery cable securing nut, free of charge. The recall began on November 17, 2015. Owners may contact Bentley customer service at 1-800-777-6923. Bentley's number for this recall is RE15/15.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Bentley Continental Flying Spur | 2012, 2013 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Bentley Flying Spur | 2014 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
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 | 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental Flying Spur | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Continental GT Cabrio | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Flying Spur | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2015
85 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the electrical system; Bentley Motors, Inc. filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 15V874000 23 Dec 2015 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 15V854000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V851000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V853000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V828000 9 Dec 2015 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 15V813000 2 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V799000 25 Nov 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V754000 13 Nov 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015