Bentley bulletin 2052785/9
What it saysTechnical Background: Brake noises can be attributed to many causes, the most common causes are as follows: Brake discs or pads are close to their wear limit New brake pads and/or discs have not been properly bedded… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Bentley filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Feb 21, 2025, received Mar 7, 2025, about the service brakes. It names 40 model years (2016–2025). 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 communicationBrake noise identification. Technical Background: Brake noises can be attributed to many causes, the most common causes are as follows: • Brake discs or pads are close to their wear limit • New brake pads and/or discs have not been properly bedded in after installation • Aftermarket pads or discs are installed • There is debris such as small stones, grit, road salt or sand between the brake disc and pad • Discs are covered in rust. Rust can form when the vehicle has been stationary for long periods of time
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2052785/9 | Service bulletin | Feb 21, 2025 | 11015348 | PDF, 497 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: 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; 2024 Bentley Redundant Bentayga; 2025 Bentley Redundant Flying Spur Hybrid.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 31 model years this bulletin names have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Service Brakes — 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.
On July 19, 2019, with 8800 miles on my 2018 Bentley Bentayga, I took it into an authorized Bentley dealer repair shop for routine service. I was advised that the brakes, front, and back were dangerously low. There was no prior warning or indication of this problem. I had the front and back brakes replaced.
2018 Bentley Bentayga · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Mar 12, 2023 · ODI 11511458
Bentley dynamic cruise control - dangerous the car has dynamic cruise control that is very dangerous in certain settings. It is possible to shorten the distance to the next car on a highway to approximately 100 yards, and the car will continue at the cruise if there is no car in front.
2017 Bentley Bentayga · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Sep 4, 2017 · ODI 11021375
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 service brakes
Source: same model, same component group17 other manufacturer communications filed against these Bentley models under the same component group (service brakes), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Bentley list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2074951/3 | Service bulletin | Oct 25, 2025 | Brake noise identification |
| 2052785/10 | Service bulletin | Oct 25, 2025 | Brake noise identification |
| 2077461/2 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2025 | Mulliner Brake Calipers | Continental GT/GTC and Flying Spur | 25MY. Condition: Absence of colour coded fixings and connecting lines on the… |
| 2077545/1 | Service bulletin | May 28, 2025 | Sporadic All-Wheel Drive Warning | Continental GT/GTC and Flying Spur | 25MY. Condition: The message "Differential lock: fault. You may cont… |
| 2064200/4 | Service bulletin | May 14, 2025 | Groan/Creak noise during brake pedal operation | Continental GT/GTC/Flying Spur | 18-24MY. Condition: Groaning/creaking noise heard from the… |
| 2077461/1 | Service bulletin | May 13, 2025 | Mulliner Brake Calipers | Continental GT/GTC and Flying Spur | 25MY. Technical Background: The absence of colour coded fixings and connectin… |
| 2074966/2 | Service bulletin | Dec 20, 2024 | EPB fault warning within the DIP - DTC’s stored in address 03 - C100C01 and C1246F9. Customer statement / workshop findings: EPB fault warni… |
| 2074951/2 | Service bulletin | Dec 19, 2024 | Brake noise identification |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Bentley 2052785/9 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 2052785/9 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 2052785/9 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 40 model years: 2025 Bentley Bentayga, 2024 Bentley Bentayga, 2023 Bentley Bentayga, 2022 Bentley Bentayga, 2021 Bentley Bentayga, 2020 Bentley Bentayga and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.