Bentley bulletin 2056407/7
What it saysRunning gear - Noise identification. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Bentley filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 25, 2025, received Nov 6, 2025, about the suspension. It names 42 model years (2016–2026). 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 communicationRunning gear - Noise identification. Condition Customer statement: Noise complaint from the suspension and/or steering Workshop findings: The noise can be reproduced and clearly assigned to the suspension system from either of the axles And/or The noise can be reproduced and clearly assigned to the steering system
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2056407/7 | Service bulletin | Oct 25, 2025 | 11025089 | PDF, 287 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.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 34 model years this bulletin names have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Steering — 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 December 2, 2025 I was driving on interstate 26, and warning lights came on, at the same time steering locked up and was I unable to steer. I did manage to slowly leave right lane, about 200 yards, and enter shoulder. I turned off and restarted many times and finally the steering unlocked. In Sept. car was brought to dealer.
2021 Bentley Continental · Steering · filed with NHTSA Dec 13, 2025 · ODI 11704839
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
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 suspension
Source: same model, same component group45 other manufacturer communications filed against these Bentley models under the same component group (suspension), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Bentley list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2078265/3 | Service bulletin | Aug 15, 2026 | All wheel drive, air suspension and differential warning on DIP DTC U013200 is present in 0019. Customer states one of the following intermi… |
| 2075041/4 | Service bulletin | Jul 16, 2026 | Lower and/or upper front suspension lever bushes - Warranty replacement guidelines |
| 2064779/7 | Service bulletin | Jul 16, 2026 | Creaking/squeak noise from the front suspension (upper inner lever bushes) |
| 2082002/1 | Service bulletin | May 29, 2026 | B200FFE - Internal Malfunction Logged in Sway Stablization Control Units (00D4/00D5). Customer statement / workshop findings: During fault f… |
| 2082062/1 | Service bulletin | May 20, 2026 | Front Axle Drive Shaft Thread Length Check (Service Inspection Instruction) | Continental GT /GTC/Flying Spur. |
| 2054635/8 | Service bulletin | May 8, 2026 | Fluid leak from front air spring. |
| 2060446/9 | Service bulletin | Jan 27, 2026 | Clicking noise from the front wheels when conducting a static lock to lock steering maneuver. Condition: Clicking noise from the front wheel… |
| 2075041/3 | Service bulletin | Dec 11, 2025 | Lower and/or upper front suspension lever brushes- Warranty replacement guidelines. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Bentley 2056407/7 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 2056407/7 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 2056407/7 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 42 model years: 2026 Bentley Bentayga, 2025 Bentley Bentayga, 2024 Bentley Bentayga, 2023 Bentley Bentayga, 2022 Bentley Bentayga, 2021 Bentley Bentayga and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.