Bentley bulletin 2055540.4
What it saysRumble noise and/or floor pan/steering column vibration Customer Statement: -Floor pan or steering column/steering wheel vibration when manoeuvring/steering at slow speeds with steering wheel input NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Bentley filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 11, 2023, received Nov 6, 2023, about the steering. It names 7 model years (2017–2024). 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 communicationRumble noise and/or floor pan/steering column vibration Customer Statement: -Floor pan or steering column/steering wheel vibration when manoeuvring/steering at slow speeds with steering wheel input
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2055540.4 | Service bulletin | Oct 11, 2023 | 10244644 | PDF, 141 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 themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 7 model years this bulletin names have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Steering, Electrical System — 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.
Bentley lane assist - major issue the Bentley lane assist is supposed to keep you in a lane, however twice now I have been travelling on a two way road and it has taken me with a violent steering manoeuvre into oncoming traffic.
2017 Bentley Bentayga · Steering · filed with NHTSA Sep 3, 2017 · ODI 11021244
climate control intermittently operable. only works half the time. can't regulate the fan control as the touch screen control systems fails to work
2021 Bentley Bentayga · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Nov 28, 2022 · ODI 11495207
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 steering
Source: same model, same component group9 other manufacturer communications filed against the Bentley Bentayga under the same component group (steering), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Bentley list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2082806/1 | Service bulletin | Aug 11, 2026 | Steering Rack Requires Replacement | Bentayga | 17-18MY |
| 2072029/3 | Service bulletin | Mar 18, 2026 | Steering rack diagnosed as faulty (Requires replacement) - Guidelines prior to replacing the steering rack. |
| 2073002/2 | Service bulletin | Feb 22, 2025 | Squeaking noise from the footwell whilst steering / manoeuvring at low speed. |
| 2072029/2 | Service bulletin | Feb 22, 2025 | Steering rack diagnosed as faulty (Requires replacement) - Guidelines prior to replacing the steering rack. |
| 2073002/1 | Service bulletin | Feb 20, 2024 | Squeaking noise from the footwell whilst steering / maneuvering at low speed. Customer statement / workshop findings: Squeaking noises fro… |
| 2072029/1 | Service bulletin | Nov 10, 2023 | Steering rack diagnosed as faulty (Requires replacement) - Guidelines prior to replacing the steering rack. Customer statement / workshop f… |
| 2056407.5 | Service bulletin | Oct 11, 2023 | Running gear - Noise identification Workshop Findings: -The noise can be reproduced and clearly assigned to the suspension system from eit… |
| 2060223/6 | Service bulletin | Aug 7, 2023 | During PDI - Steering wheel vibration and/or steering wheel is out of alignment. Customer statement / workshop findings: VERY IMPORTANT: T… |
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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Bentley, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Bentley 2055540.4 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 2055540.4 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 2055540.4 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 7 model years: 2024 Bentley Bentayga, 2023 Bentley Bentayga, 2022 Bentley Bentayga, 2021 Bentley Bentayga, 2020 Bentley Bentayga, 2018 Bentley Bentayga and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.