{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"15V688000","date":"2015-10-21","owner_notified":"2015-11-17","manufacturer":"Bentley Motors, Inc.","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES","summary":"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.","consequence":"A loose battery cable may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.","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.","mfr_campaign":"RE15/15","part_number":null,"units":7778,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":7,"period_from":"2017-2","period_to":"2017-2","submitted":"2017-07-18","involved":7778,"remedied":6503,"unreachable":127,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":83,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2012,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR","vehicle_id":"2012_bentley_continental","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2013,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR","vehicle_id":"2013_bentley_continental","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2012,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"CONTINENTAL GT","vehicle_id":"2012_bentley_continental","match":"base","built_from":"2011-02-01","built_to":"2014-04-30"},{"year":2013,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"CONTINENTAL GT","vehicle_id":"2013_bentley_continental","match":"base","built_from":"2011-02-01","built_to":"2014-04-30"},{"year":2014,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"CONTINENTAL GT","vehicle_id":"2014_bentley_continental","match":"base","built_from":"2011-02-01","built_to":"2014-04-30"},{"year":2012,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"CONTINENTAL GT CABRIO","vehicle_id":"2012_bentley_continental","match":"base","built_from":"2011-02-01","built_to":"2014-06-30"},{"year":2013,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"CONTINENTAL GT CABRIO","vehicle_id":"2013_bentley_continental","match":"base","built_from":"2011-02-01","built_to":"2014-06-30"},{"year":2014,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"CONTINENTAL GT CABRIO","vehicle_id":"2014_bentley_continental","match":"base","built_from":"2011-02-01","built_to":"2014-06-30"},{"year":2015,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"CONTINENTAL GT CABRIO","vehicle_id":"2015_bentley_continental","match":"base","built_from":"2011-02-01","built_to":"2014-06-30"},{"year":2014,"make":"BENTLEY","model":"FLYING SPUR","vehicle_id":"2014_bentley_flying-spur","match":"exact","built_from":"2013-02-28","built_to":"2014-04-28"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/15V688000"}