NHTSA vehicle safety data
2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
The 2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur has 1 NHTSA recall and 1 owner complaint on record — every open recall is repaired free at an authorized Bentley dealer.
Complete safety data for the 2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur, including NCAP crash-test ratings. Data pulled live from api.nhtsa.gov.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA #15V688000Reported October 21, 2015 · Bentley Motors, Inc.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
A loose battery cable may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
Free manufacturer 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.
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.