# NHTSA recall 15V688000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V688000
- Manufacturer's number: RE15/15
- Manufacturer: Bentley Motors, Inc.
- Reported: 2015\-10\-21
- Owners notified: 2015\-11\-17
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- Units potentially affected: 7778

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

A loose battery cable may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2017 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-07\-18
- Vehicles in the campaign: 7778
- Reported remedied: 6503 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 127
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR](/makes/bentley/continental/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2013 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR](/makes/bentley/continental/2013/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT](/makes/bentley/continental/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-01 to 2014\-04\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2013 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT](/makes/bentley/continental/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-01 to 2014\-04\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2014 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT](/makes/bentley/continental/2014/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-01 to 2014\-04\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT CABRIO](/makes/bentley/continental/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-01 to 2014\-06\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2013 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT CABRIO](/makes/bentley/continental/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-01 to 2014\-06\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2014 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT CABRIO](/makes/bentley/continental/2014/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-01 to 2014\-06\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2015 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT CABRIO](/makes/bentley/continental/2015/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-01 to 2014\-06\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2014 BENTLEY FLYING SPUR](/makes/bentley/flying-spur/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-02\-28 to 2014\-04\-28.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [2051562/12](/bulletins/10252446.md), 2024-04-06, Service bulletin
- [2051562/7](/bulletins/10201911.md), 2021-10-05, Service bulletin
- [2051562.1](/bulletins/10142965.md), 2018-07-16, Service bulletin
- [SB\-E798\-20359524](/bulletins/10063807.md), 2016-05-09, Service bulletin
- [SB\-2035952\-2A](/bulletins/10062529.md), 2016-04-26, Service bulletin
- [SB\-2035484\-1\-A](/bulletins/10062487.md), 2016-04-26, Service bulletin
- [SB\-2028318\-3](/bulletins/10059333.md), 2016-03-16, Service bulletin
- [SB\-2028318\-2](/bulletins/10059332.md), 2016-03-16, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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