Bentley bulletin 2081608/1
What it saysBring Your Own Content - Over The Air (OTA) Update to software version R14.0.8 – Maintenance Release. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Bentley filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 20, 2026, received May 5, 2026, about the electrical system. It names 6 model years (2021–2023). 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 communicationBring Your Own Content - Over The Air (OTA) Update to software version R14.0.8 – Maintenance Release. An Over The Air Update (OTA) could be required for both of the Bring Your Own Content (BYOC) screens. The update includes the following: • Fixes for casting issues across multiple apps • Expanded app support • Chromium browser upgrade to v114 • Improved OTA download speed in China • Fixes for minor bugs from previous maintenance phase • Patches addressing identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2081608/1 | Service bulletin | Apr 20, 2026 | 11032234 | PDF, 430 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 6 model years this bulletin names have filed 1 complaint 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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group346 other manufacturer communications filed against these Bentley models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Bentley list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2083016/1 | Service bulletin | Sep 29, 2026 | SOS Fault & Flight Mode Active | Bentayga Customer: Warning on the instrument cluster relating to Emergency Call / SOS System. |
| 2080951/2 | Service bulletin | Sep 29, 2026 | Temperature Pop‑Up No Longer Displayed in the MMI Display | Continental GT/GTC /Flying Spur. Customer Statement: Customers may report that t… |
| 2076695/6 | Service bulletin | Sep 28, 2026 | Showroom Charging Instructions | Continental GT/GTC and Flying Spur. Condition: 12v battery voltage drops when on showroom display |
| EE07 | Service campaign | Sep 15, 2026 | Software Update | 12v Li-On Battery | Continental GT/GTC/Flying Spur | SC26/27 Technical background: Affected vehicles have received updated… |
| 2083110/1 | Service bulletin | Sep 10, 2026 | Engine Management Light - N91 Coolant Valve | Flying Spur Hybrid Technical background: Some 22MY Flying Spur Hybrid vehicles may exhibit an… |
| 2082051/4 | Service bulletin | Sep 10, 2026 | 12V Battery Compatibility | Continental GT/GTC/Flying Spur | 26MY. Customer statement / workshop findings: This TPI is intended to give defi… |
| 2078983/5 | Service bulletin | Sep 10, 2026 | 12v Battery Compatibility | Continental GT/GTC/Flying Spur Customer statement / workshop findings: This TPI is intended to give definitive g… |
| 2082051/3 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | 12V Battery Compatibility | Continental GT/GTC/Flying Spur | 26MY. Customer statement / workshop findings: This TPI is intended to give defi… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Bentley 2081608/1 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 2081608/1 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 2081608/1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 6 model years: 2023 Bentley Bentayga, 2022 Bentley Bentayga, 2021 Bentley Bentayga, 2023 Bentley Flying Spur, 2022 Bentley Flying Spur, 2021 Bentley Flying Spur. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.