The defect
Bentley Motors, Inc. (Bentley) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Bentley Mulsanne vehicles. In the event of a crash, the rear seat belt anchor may detach from the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The risk
In the event of a crash, if the rear seat belt buckle detaches, the seat occupant would have an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Bentley will notify owners, and dealers will improve the strength of the rear seat belt mounting by adding an additional reinforcement panel to the body structure, free of charge. The recall began March 7, 2019. Owners may contact Bentley Customer Service at 1-800-777-6923. Bentley's number for this recall is RE 19/01.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Bentley Mulsanne | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
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 Mulsanne | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Mulsanne | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Mulsanne | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Mulsanne | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Mulsanne | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Mulsanne | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentley Mulsanne | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2019
21 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the seat belts; Bentley Motors, Inc. filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 19V912000 20 Dec 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V877000 11 Dec 2019 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 19V880000 11 Dec 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V814000 14 Nov 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V788000 1 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V766000 25 Oct 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V724000 9 Oct 2019 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 19V690000 1 Oct 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019