Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V484000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor

Bentley Motors, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-10-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V484000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor
Manufacturer
Bentley Motors, Inc.
Vehicles affected
469
Reported to NHTSA
2013-10-17
Owners notified
2013-10-22

Defect description

Bentley Motors, Inc. (Bentley) is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 Continental GT, GTC, and Flying Spur vehicles, manufactured from July 2006 through June 2010 and equipped with carbon ceramic brake discs. In the affected vehicles, the stainless steel screws that secure the brake rotors may fail after being exposed to salty conditions.

Safety risk

Failure of the securing screws may result in a reduction of braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Bentley will notify owners, and dealers will replace the screws, free of charge. The safety recall began on October 22, 2013. Owners may contact Bentley at 1-800-777-6923. Bentley's number for this campaign is RE13/14.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

15 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
BENTLEY Continental Flying Spur2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
BENTLEY Continental GT2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
BENTLEY Continental GT Cabrio2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.