Recall · 22V177000
Bentley Motors recalled 2 models over seat belts
25
Vehicles covered
2
Models
5
Model years
March 23, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- The defect
- Bentley Motors, Inc. (Bentley) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Continental GT Convertible, Continental GT, and 2021-2022 Flying Spur vehicles. The front seat belt assemblies may have been incorrectly installed, resulting in the front passenger seat missing the automatic locking retractor (ALR). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- What it can cause
- A missing ALR on a passenger seat belt may not properly secure a child restraint, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the affected seat belt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 22, 2022. Owners may contact Bentley customer service at 1-800-777-6923. Bentley's number for this recall is RE22/08 (RC34).
- NHTSA's note
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| BentleyContinental GT | 2020 to 2022 | Not published here |
| BentleyFlying Spur | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 25 vehicles this is a small campaign: 85% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Bentley vehicles have been recalled over the seat belts 4 times before this, most recently in August 2021 as 21V605000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 5 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V314000 (structure), 23V034000 (electrical system), 21V975000 (equipment), 21V550000 (seats).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Bentley Motors, Inc. with NHTSA on March 23, 2022 as campaign 22V177000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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