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Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

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

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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
2057947/12020-01-09. Service bulletin. TIRES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Customer statement / workshop findings: Customer statement: Tyre pressure monitoring system warning light on within the DIP Technical background: DTC U012700 evident within Address 0019 Gateway Measure: 1) Replace the Tyre pressure control module and bracket (Figure 1) - Refer to Rep.Gr 44
2057962/12020-01-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Customer statement / workshop findings: DTCs B19186F0 or B1916F3 or B191604 evident within address 0019 - Gateway (Data bus diagnostic interface control unit) - J533 Technical background: In the event any of the afore mentioned DTCs are evident within address 0019 - Gateway (Data bus diagnostic interface control unit) - J533 - Refer to the Measure section of this TPI Measure: Replace the Gateway (Data bus diagnostic interface control unit) - J533 - Back up battery for emergency supply NOTE: The battery is fitted within the control unit
2055589/22019-11-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Customer statement / workshop findings: • Left and/or right outer daytime running light/s not working (Figure 1). Technical background: A software error in the headlight control modules can lead to malfunctions with the front Daytime Running Lights. Measure: The software of address 29 – Light control left and address 39 – Light control right require reprogramming. This software reprograming take place via two separate SVM codes.
2056276/12019-11-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Customer statement / workshop findings: The BeoSonic sound settings are lost when the ignition is turned off. Technical background: Incorrect software in the Sound system control module.
2055825/12019-10-04. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Air supply unit exhaust noise from right hand rear - With engine running. The noise described is from the air supply unit exhaust The noise is mainly noticeable from outside of the vehicle, particularly on cold start It can also be heard inside the cabin from the rear seat area On receipt of a valid customer complaint and if the noise is deemed as excessive the installation of a silencer is required
2052394/52019-10-04. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. New Continental GT and New Continental GTC - Driver/Passenger door power latch creak on close. Application of grease to both ends of the power latch Bowden cable is required as per the instructions within the Measure section of this TPI.
2051519/42019-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HVAC operation issues/HVAC Motor defect DTC's logged. The servomotor can become jammed causing HVAC operation issues.
2055772-12019-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Battery conditioner inoperative
2052496-22019-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. New Continental GT - Spurious Mood lighting DTC's
2052394-42019-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. New Continental GT and New Continental GTC - Driver/Passenger door power latch creak on close
2053348.32019-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. W12 Engine management light on - Turbocharger speed sensor DTC's stored
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
2051562.12018-07-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. 12 Volt - Battery condition checks

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