# NHTSA recall 23V034000

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: 23V034000
- Manufacturer's number: RE23/02 \(RC67\)
- Manufacturer: Bentley Motors, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-01\-27
- Owners notified: 2023\-03\-27
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 650
- Part numbers: 059.121.012.B

## What is wrong

Bentley Motors, Inc. \(Bentley\) is recalling certain 2020 Continental GT and Continental GTC vehicles.   Liquid may enter the external coolant pump for the climate control system and cause an electrical short circuit.


## What can happen

An electrical short circuit increases the risk of a vehicle fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the water pump with an improved water pump \(from supplier Pierburg\) that is fitted with a pressure compensation seal, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 27, 2023.  Owners may contact Bentley customer service at 1\-800\-777\-6923.  Bentley's number for this recall is RE23/02 \(RC67\).


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-02\-03
- Vehicles in the campaign: 650
- Reported remedied: 572 \(88%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2020 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT](/makes/bentley/continental/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT CABRIO](/makes/bentley/continental/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [2061369/14](/bulletins/11037161.md), 2026-09-09, Service bulletin
- [2061369/13](/bulletins/11037097.md), 2026-09-05, Service bulletin
- [2080375/4](/bulletins/11036037.md), 2026-08-07, Service bulletin
- [2081085/2](/bulletins/11035939.md), 2026-08-06, Service bulletin
- [2073377/4](/bulletins/11035933.md), 2026-08-06, Service bulletin
- [2082308/1](/bulletins/11035915.md), 2026-08-06, Service bulletin
- [2051187/13](/bulletins/11035901.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [2080680/2](/bulletins/11035585.md), 2026-08-04, Service bulletin
- [2080901/2](/bulletins/11035573.md), 2026-08-04, Service bulletin
- [2055036/9](/bulletins/11035572.md), 2026-08-04, 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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