Bentley service campaign ED59
What it saysSoftware Update | Window Short Drop Deletion | Continental GT/GTC | 26MY (SC25 /31). NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Bentley filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Aug 26, 2026, received Jul 29, 2025, about the electrical system — 35 documents under this number: 2078277/46, 2078277/45, 2078277/44, 2078277/43 and 31 more. It names 1 model year (2026). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationSoftware Update | Window Short Drop Deletion | Continental GT/GTC | 26MY (SC25 /31). Software update is available for the left and right hand rear door control modules - Diagnostic address 00BB Driver side and 00BC Passenger side The software eliminates the rear window short drop function.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2078277/46 | Service campaign | Aug 26, 2026 | 11037164 | PDF, 4,326 KB |
| 2078277/45 | Service campaign | Jul 28, 2026 | 11035925 | PDF, 6,856 KB |
| 2078277/44 | Service campaign | Jul 21, 2026 | 11035921 | PDF, 5,125 KB |
| 2078277/43 | Service campaign | Jul 14, 2026 | 11035920 | PDF, 5,769 KB |
| 2078277/42 | Service campaign | May 26, 2026 | 11033670 | PDF, 1,751 KB |
| 2078277/41 | Service campaign | May 19, 2026 | 11033393 | PDF, 1,724 KB |
| 2078277/39 | Service campaign | May 5, 2026 | 11033283 | PDF, 1,714 KB |
| 2078277/37 | Service campaign | Apr 20, 2026 | 11032236 | PDF, 1,704 KB |
| 2078277/36 | Service campaign | Apr 13, 2026 | 11032117 | not found |
| 2078277/32 | Service campaign | Apr 4, 2026 | 11030693 | PDF, 1,647 KB |
| 2078277/34 | Service campaign | Apr 1, 2026 | 11031785 | PDF, 1,675 KB |
| 2078277/33 | Service campaign | Mar 24, 2026 | 11030705 | PDF, 1,676 KB |
| 2078277/30 | Service campaign | Mar 4, 2026 | 11030620 | PDF, 1,621 KB |
| 2078277/29 | Service campaign | Feb 23, 2026 | 11029837 | PDF, 1,599 KB |
| 2078277/28 | Service campaign | Feb 18, 2026 | 11029795 | PDF, 1,558 KB |
| 2078277/27 | Service campaign | Feb 10, 2026 | 11029627 | PDF, 1,552 KB |
| 2078277/25 | Service campaign | Jan 27, 2026 | 11028263 | PDF, 1,527 KB |
| 2078277/24 | Service campaign | Jan 21, 2026 | 11028184 | PDF, 1,521 KB |
| 2078277/22 | Service campaign | Jan 13, 2026 | 11027864 | PDF, 1,464 KB |
| 2078277/23 | Service campaign | Jan 12, 2026 | 11028015 | PDF, 1,471 KB |
| 2078277/22 | Service campaign | Dec 15, 2025 | 11027304 | PDF, 1,144 KB |
| 2078277/19 | Service campaign | Dec 5, 2025 | 11027301 | PDF, 1,558 KB |
| 2078277/18 | Service campaign | Nov 25, 2025 | 11026451 | PDF, 1,433 KB |
| 2078277/16 | Service campaign | Nov 14, 2025 | 11026401 | PDF, 1,439 KB |
| 2078277/14 | Service campaign | Oct 20, 2025 | 11024429 | PDF, 1,414 KB |
| 2078277/12 | Service campaign | Oct 7, 2025 | 11024383 | PDF, 1,202 KB |
| 2078277/11 | Service campaign | Sep 29, 2025 | 11024016 | PDF, 1,379 KB |
| 2078277/10 | Service campaign | Sep 23, 2025 | 11024011 | PDF, 1,367 KB |
| 2078277/9 | Service campaign | Sep 16, 2025 | 11023999 | PDF, 1,356 KB |
| 2078277/8 | Service campaign | Sep 10, 2025 | 11023966 | PDF, 1,357 KB |
| 2078277/7 | Service campaign | Sep 9, 2025 | 11023957 | PDF, 1,321 KB |
| 2078277/6 | Service campaign | Aug 27, 2025 | 11022270 | PDF, 1,263 KB |
| 2078277/5 | Service campaign | Aug 21, 2025 | 11022208 | PDF, 1,251 KB |
| 2078277/4 | Service campaign | Jul 28, 2025 | 11021005 | PDF, 1,240 KB |
| 2078277/1 | Service campaign | Jul 8, 2025 | 11020944 | PDF, 1,171 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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More bulletins about the electrical system
Source: same model, same component group261 other manufacturer communications filed against the Bentley Continental 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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… |
| 2083080/1 | Service bulletin | Sep 10, 2026 | GT/GTC rear taillights inner or outer not illuminated or partially illuminated. Customer Statement: Tail lamp malfunction message is display… |
| 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… |
| 2061369/14 | Service bulletin | Aug 19, 2026 | Engine Overheating - Warning in the DIP | V8 Kovomo. Customer statement / workshop findings: One or a combination of the following symptoms… |

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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 ED59 a recall?
No. A service campaign 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 ED59 repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does ED59 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2026 Bentley Continental. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.