The defect
Bentley Motors, Inc. (Bentley) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Bentayga 5-seat vehicles. The second-row seats may be installed incorrectly and not locked on all seat rails.
The risk
An unlocked seat rail can move in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.
The remedy
Bentley will check and reset the 2nd row seat rail positions to ensure proper engagement of the seat rails, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 11, 2023. Owners may contact Bentley customer service at 1-800-777-6923. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 22V-257.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Bentley Bentayga | 2022, 2023 |
Components: SEATS
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 Bentayga | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Bentley Bentayga | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 2023
21 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the seats; Bentley Motors, Inc. filed 31 campaigns in all.
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| 23V708000 19 Oct 2023 | Lucid USA, Inc. |
| 23V606000 30 Aug 2023 | Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. |
| 23V475000 11 Jul 2023 | Prevost Car (US) Inc. |
| 23V414000 8 Jun 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023