# Service bulletin 2036134/3

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10170079
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-01\-17
- Manufacturer's number: 2036134/3
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-02\-12
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

W12 Engine and Transmission Control Module Update \(SC14/01\) Technical background: New replacement software for the engine control modules and the transmission control module has been created to address customer satisfaction issues concerning driveability. Remedy: This Campaign must be carried out on all vehicles within the affected VIN range to ensure the latest specification engine and transmission software is installed. The software update within this campaign has been devised to ensure all W12 engine derivative vehicles within the specified VIN range have the latest level of software installed within the engine control modules and the transmission control module.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10170079-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10170079-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Engine, Transmission and driveline

## Vehicles listed

- 2006 to 2014 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT
- 2006 to 2013 BENTLEY FLYING SPUR

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [15V688000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V688000.md), 2015-10-21: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- [2015487](/recalls/tc/2015487.md), 2015-10-16: Electrical

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [2051187/13](/bulletins/11035901.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. Poor Engine Running Complaints \(Misfires\) Petrol Engines Only. Customer statement / workshop findings: • Poor engine running • Reduced power • Engine warning lamp illuminated • Symptom related DTC’s evident within the applicable engine control unit\(s\)
- [2028808/10](/bulletins/11035379.md), 2026-07-31, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. Service info: Engine oil – Specific oil type and oil consumption reference.
- [2028794/10](/bulletins/11035307.md), 2026-07-29, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Engine coolant mixture \- Restrictions on use of desalinated water.
- [2075786/3](/bulletins/11035283.md), 2026-07-29, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY; SEAT BELTS; AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Airbag, fire, accident \(safety\-related enquiry \- reporting forms\) There is a reporting obligation in the following cases: • Airbag/belt released/not released • General accident • Fire and scorching damage for all Bentley Vehicle models \- every model year.
- [2051562/17](/bulletins/11035242.md), 2026-07-28, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 12 volt \- Battery condition checks \- Battery replacement requirements
- [2071131/6](/bulletins/11034759.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Measured values \- Cycle recording instructions Condition: In some cases Measured value traces may be requested in XML format for analysis by Product Support Technical Background: The instructions within the Measure section of this TPI have been generated to guide operatives through the process for recording Measured values in cycles by using self diagnosis, the Instructions also detail how to locate corresponding files which are required for analysis
- [2047762/5](/bulletins/11033384.md), 2026-06-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. Continental Series and Flying Spur \- Camshaft Timing Over Advanced \- V8T Customer statement / workshop findings: Check engine warning lamp illuminated on Drivers Instrument Panel. DTC’s stored within the Engine Control Module \(ECM\)
- [2051562/16](/bulletins/11032226.md), 2026-05-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 12 volt \- Battery condition checks \- Battery replacement requirements. Customer statement / workshop findings: 12 volt battery flat or unserviceable
- [2081568/2](/bulletins/11032118.md), 2026-05-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. No audio output following Bentley Infotainment Upgrade \(BIU\) installation. Customers may report the following concern after fitment of the Bentley Infotainment Upgrade \(BIU\): No sound output from any vehicle loudspeakers.
- [2081568/1](/bulletins/11031841.md), 2026-05-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. No audio output following Bentley Infotainment Upgrade \(BIU\) installation. Customer Statement: Customers may report the following concern after fitment of the Bentley Infotainment Upgrade \(BIU\): No sound output from any vehicle loudspeakers

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