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NHTSA campaign 08V217000 · Bentley campaign RE08/02

Bentley Recall 08V-217: FUEL FILTER CORROSION

NHTSA recall 08V217000 (Bentley campaign RE08/02) was reported by BENTLEY MOTORS LTD on May 15, 2008, with 13,420 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Bentley Continental GT, Bentley Continental GT Cabrio and more for model years 2004–2008. Owners were notified on June 18, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V217000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V217000 (also written 08V-217 or 08V217)
Filed by
BENTLEY MOTORS LTD
Bentley campaign number
RE08/02
Report received
Potentially affected
13,420 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V217000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Bentley

  • Bentley Continental Flying Spur

  • Bentley Continental GT

  • Bentley Continental GT Cabrio

  • Bentley Continental GT Speed

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V217000.

Defect description

BENTLEY IS RECALLING 13,420 MY 2004-2008 CONTINENTAL GT, CONTINENTAL GT SPEED, CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR, AND CONTINENTAL GTC VEHICLES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ROAD SALT TO CORRODE THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE FUEL FILTER. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE FILTER HOUSING BECOMING POROUS WITH A CORRESPONDING FUEL LEAK.

Safety consequence

A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER AND REPOSITION THE RETAINING CLIP ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENTLEY AT 1-800-777-6923.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V217000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.