Bentley bulletin 2050542.7
What it saysService info: body/equipment: front exterior lighting steamed up/leaks Customer Statement: -1. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Bentley filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 11, 2023, received Nov 6, 2023, about the exterior lighting. It names 41 model years (2016–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationService info: body/equipment: front exterior lighting steamed up/leaks Customer Statement: -1. The lenses of the headlights (illustration 1a) /front fog lamps (illustration 1b) are steamed up/damp from the inside with minor drips. 2. Water is in the headlight (illustration 2a) / front fog lamp (illustration 2b), big drips.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2050542.7 | Service bulletin | Oct 11, 2023 | 10244619 | PDF, 342 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2016 Bentley Bentayga; 2019 Bentley Continental; 2019 Bentley Continental GT; 2016 Bentley Continental GT Cabrio; 2017 Bentley Continental GT Cabrio; 2018 Bentley Continental GT Cabrio; 2019 Bentley Continental GT Cabrio; 2020 Bentley Continental GT Cabrio; 2019 Bentley Flying Spur.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 32 model years this bulletin names have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 7 of them name Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Visibility/Wiper — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
There’s sudden PDC fault arises, the vehicle’s all radar system is broken. Sometimes, the dashboard will be turned off during driving. WHEN PDC fault appears, the rear view camera when parking does not appear. Very dangerous while manipulating the car. This is a common issue in 2020 Bentley Flying Spur. I’ve done research with engineers.
2020 Bentley Flying Spur · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Dec 9, 2025 · ODI 11703959
The front door wiring has design issues in 2020 Bentley Flying Spur. The length of the wire related to keyless entry is not enough. Thus cause the front doors keyless entry/unlock and lock the car through door handles malfunction. This is a very common issue you can searched on internet that many 2020 Flying Spur are having this problem.
2020 Bentley Flying Spur · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Dec 9, 2025 · ODI 11703964
The bad design of the Bentley Bentayga ventilation system at the front causes the screen to steam up all the time in humid weather making it very hard to see out the front window. You clean it and it is steamed again in 5 seconds. I have nearly hit a pedestrian because of the bad visibility on a relatively humid virginia day.
2017 Bentley Bentayga · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Aug 31, 2017 · ODI 11020722
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the exterior lighting
Source: same model, same component group22 other manufacturer communications filed against these Bentley models under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Bentley list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2083080/1 | Service bulletin | Sep 10, 2026 | GT/GTC rear taillights inner or outer not illuminated or partially illuminated. Customer Statement: Tail lamp malfunction message is display… |
| 2074992/3 | Service bulletin | May 19, 2026 | Flying B mascot clear wings replacement procedure. Customer statement / workshop findings: One or both of the Flying B mascot clear wings ar… |
| 2066480/9 | Service bulletin | May 1, 2026 | Headlamp switch not working / not illuminated - Numerous DTC's within 0009-Central Electrics (BCM1) Customer statement: • Headlamp switch no… |
| 2071933/4 | Service bulletin | Mar 24, 2026 | Headlamp Control Unit Replacement | Bentayga and Flying Spur | 20,21,22,24,25,26MY. Customer statement / workshop findings: Headlamp low bea… |
| 2077652/2 | Service bulletin | Dec 11, 2025 | Headlamp Switch Inoperative - Numerous DTC's | Bentayga Series | 24-25MY. Customer statement: • Headlamp switch not working / not illuminate… |
| 2079586/1 | Service bulletin | Nov 15, 2025 | Right & Left rear turn signal bulb open circuit DTCs | Bentayga Series. Customer Statement: Customer reports that ‘’Bulb Warning’’ is illumi… |
| ED62 | Service campaign | Jul 7, 2025 | V8 KoVoMo Software Update Package (NAR) | Continental GT/GTC/Flying Spur | 23- 24MY (SC25/34) 1. Improved Turbo Boost Control Pressure self… |
| ED43 | Service campaign | Jun 25, 2025 | W12 Software Update Package (NAR Only) | Continental GT/GTC/Flying Spur | 24MY (SC25/12). Software updates must be applied to the vehicle. T… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Bentley 2050542.7 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 2050542.7 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does 2050542.7 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 41 model years: 2024 Bentley Bentayga, 2023 Bentley Bentayga, 2022 Bentley Bentayga, 2021 Bentley Bentayga, 2020 Bentley Bentayga, 2019 Bentley Bentayga and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.