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Service bulletins for the 2013 Bentley Continental

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.

320 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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2042924/12020-01-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. New Continental GT/GTC And Flying Spur - Brake Pad Wear Indicator Customer statement / workshop findings: Brake Pad Wear Indicator warning illuminated on the Drivers Instrument Panel. Brake Pad Wear Indicator cable is damaged. Technical background: The rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator cable is not currently available as an individual service item. Measure: On complaint of the Brake Pad Wear Indicator illuminating on the Drivers Information Panel, check the thickness of the brake pad linings Refer to Gr.46. Check the thickness of the brake pads Wheels removed. If the brake pads are in a serviceable condition, inspect the Brake Pad Wear Indicator cables for damage. Damaged rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator cables should be replaced. Damaged front Brake Pad Wear Indicator cables will require replacement brake pads. Refer to Gr.46, Front Brake Pads To Remove and Refit.
2036134/32020-01-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
2051187/52020-01-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Condition: Poor engine running, reduced power, engine warning lamp illuminated. Technical Background: Technical Product Information (TPI) to assist Retailers when diagnosing poor engine running or misfires. Service: The following TPI should be carried out sequentially to ensure the root cause and analysis of the concern are identified without unnecessary work or repetitive actions taking place.
2053177/62020-01-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Condition: Customer will not be aware of any fault codes. Workshop may discover spurious fault codes whilst running a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) log as part of other investigations on the vehicle. Technical Background: The attached document contains all of the current known Spurious DTCs for all vehicle variants. Should a particular TPI be listed as Archived within the attached document the TPI can no longer be viewed within Elsa pro, in this case please refer to the instructions with the attached document regarding the DTC description and actions (if any) which should be conducted Service: During routine diagnostic interrogation of vehicle systems use the attached document to determine the course of action to be taken.
2053492/52020-01-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SUSPENSION. Condition: The front and/or rear suspension appears to have dropped. Technical Background: The list of Bentley vehicles below are fitted with air springs as part of the suspension system. Should air leak from the air springs, this will cause the suspension to drop. However, the dropping of the suspension does not necessarily mean that the air spring is faulty. The Measure section of this TPI describes how and where to check for air leaks on the front and rear air springs, the air pump compressor, pipes, valve unit and air reservoirs. This includes potential air leak points on the air springs and also the locations of an air leak that can be repaired without the need to replace an air spring. Please follow and complete the check list within the Measure section of this TPI to help in diagnosing the issue (the check list does not need to be sent as an attachment should a DISS technical query be raised) . Should a leak be found from an air spring, compressor, valve unit or reservoir, please raise a DISS technical query and include as much information as possible including photograph/s of the leak/s location. Once the DISS ticket has been submitted please await clarification from your TSC before commencing with replacing any of the suspected faulty air springs. Mandatory reporting is applicable for all air spring related issues.
2051562/52020-01-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Condition: 12 Volt Battery test instruction Technical Background: For all 12 volt battery issues relating to warranty or a parts warranty claim, a DISS query MUST be raised prior to battery replacement, refer to the instructions within the Measure section of this TPI
2056392/12019-11-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Customer statement / workshop findings: When selecting to update the date (Figure 1) and time (Figure 2) by GPS, the two features will no longer automatically update via GPS. Technical background: A reset to the GPS network has meant the automatic GPS date and time feature no longer functions.
2053177.32019-07-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. All Vehicle Variants - Spurious DTC List
2052085.22019-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. Engine difficult to start - Turbocharger damaged - V8 4.0TFSI
2051562.42019-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 12 Volt - Battery condition checks
2045092-52019-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. 12MY,13MY and 14MY Power Boot Campaign RoW (SC16/24)
2030765-82019-04-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. 2012 MY onwards Continental family and Flying Spur - Infotainment unit (RNS) - Replacement Process
2045092-32019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 12MY,13MY and 14MY Power Boot Campaign RoW (SC16/24)
2051562.12018-07-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. 12 Volt - Battery condition checks
2050225.12018-03-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. Engine and Transmission software validation (ASW 09.22) (SC18/01)
204509212017-02-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 12MY,13MY AND 14MY POWER BOOT CAMPAIGN ROW (SC16/24)
204509212016-10-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK. 12MY,13MY AND 14MY POWER BOOT CAMPAIGN ROW (SC16/24)
SB-2030992/32016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2030992/22016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2030765/22016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2038035/12016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2036678-12016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-E798-203595242016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-E798-203595232016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2035952-2A2016-04-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.