Bentley bulletin 2071540/1
What it saysBentayga/New Flying Spur - Hybrid - DTC P0B2500 and/or P0B2600 in 008C - High voltage battery management control unit. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Bentley filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 4, 2023, received Nov 7, 2023, about the power train. It names 9 model years (2019–2024). 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 communicationBentayga/New Flying Spur - Hybrid - DTC P0B2500 and/or P0B2600 in 008C - High voltage battery management control unit. Customer statement / workshop findings: - Yellow engine warning light illuminated within the DIP - Red high voltage battery warning light illuminated within the DIP Workshop findings - DTC P0B2500 and/or P0B2600 stored within 008C - High voltage battery management control unit.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2071540/1 | Service bulletin | Oct 4, 2023 | 10244978 | PDF, 100 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 9 model years this bulletin names have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 of them name 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.
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 power train
Source: same model, same component group9 other manufacturer communications filed against these Bentley models under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Bentley list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2082261/1 | Service bulletin | Jun 22, 2026 | DTC C113353 stored in address 00B0 - Subframe Mount (J931) Customer statement / workshop findings: The following DTC is stored in the Subfra… |
| 2077545/8 | Service bulletin | Jun 18, 2026 | Sporadic All-Wheel Drive Warning | Continental GT/GTC/Flying Spur | 25-26MY. Customer statement / workshop findings: The message "Differenti… |
| 2078912/3 | Service bulletin | Feb 4, 2026 | DTC U042300 Stored in Gearbox Control Unit After KL30 Reset | Continental GT/GTC /Flying Spur | 25-26MY,. Customer Statement: Yellow gearbox… |
| ED75 | Service campaign | Jan 13, 2026 | Transmission Replacement | Continental GT/GTC/Flying Spur | 25MY (SC25/47) Technical background: Affected vehicles have been identified for… |
| 2068946/11 | Service bulletin | Dec 10, 2025 | Dynamic ride system warning visible - DTC P0B2500 logged within address 0021 (Battery Energy Control Module 2). Customer statement: Bentley… |
| 2078912/2 | Service bulletin | Sep 19, 2025 | DTC U042300 Stored in Gearbox Control Unit After KL30 Reset | Continental GT/GTC /Flying Spur | 25-26MY. Customer Statement: Yellow gearbox… |
| 2075769/1 | Service bulletin | Nov 19, 2024 | Gear selection not possible after replacing the transmission or hydraulic control unit. |
| 2068627/5 | Service bulletin | Mar 25, 2024 | New Flying Spur Hybrid - 12 volt battery draining during the charging of the high voltage battery. Customer statement / workshop findings:… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Bentley 2071540/1 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 2071540/1 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 2071540/1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 9 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.