# NHTSA recall 21V276000

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: 21V276000
- Manufacturer's number: RE21/17 \(RB98\)
- Manufacturer: Bentley Motors, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-04\-21
- Owners notified: 2021\-06\-16
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON\-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 206
- Part numbers: WHT 007 610

## What is wrong

Bentley Motors, Inc. \(Bentley\) is recalling certain 2021 Bentayga vehicles.  The lock nut on the trailing arm of the rear axle may break due to stress corrosion.


## What can happen

A broken lock nut may misalign the rear axle, causing a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Bentley will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock nuts, free of charge.  Owner letters were mailed on June 16, 2021.  Owners may contact Bentley customer service at 1\-800\-777\-6923.  Bentley's number for this recall is RE21/17 \(RB98\).


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 206
- Reported remedied: 176 \(85%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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

- [2021 BENTLEY BENTAYGA](/makes/bentley/bentayga/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [2075041/4](/bulletins/11035385.md), 2026-07-31, Service bulletin
- [2068946/12](/bulletins/11035304.md), 2026-07-29, Service bulletin
- [2064779/7](/bulletins/11035289.md), 2026-07-29, Service bulletin
- [2082002/1](/bulletins/11033673.md), 2026-06-06, Service bulletin
- [2075041/3](/bulletins/11027480.md), 2026-01-08, Service bulletin
- [2068946/11](/bulletins/11027298.md), 2026-01-07, Service bulletin
- [2064779/6](/bulletins/11027115.md), 2026-01-06, Service bulletin
- [2069159/2](/bulletins/11025159.md), 2025-11-07, Service bulletin
- [2056407/7](/bulletins/11025089.md), 2025-11-06, Service bulletin
- [2068946/10](/bulletins/11024424.md), 2025-10-23, 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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