Rolls-Royce bulletin RRA10202005
What it saysSupporting Evidence for Oil Leaks: In order for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to continuously improve product quality, visual evidence is now required to support all claims for repairs to components due to oil leakage concerns. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Rolls-Royce filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 1, 2020, received Nov 23, 2020, about the engine. It names 21 model years (2016–2021). 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 communicationSupporting Evidence for Oil Leaks: In order for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to continuously improve product quality, visual evidence is now required to support all claims for repairs to components due to oil leakage concerns.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RRA10202005 | Service bulletin | Oct 1, 2020 | 10182939 | not found |
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 21 model years this bulletin names have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
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 engine
Source: same model, same component group9 other manufacturer communications filed against these Rolls-Royce models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Rolls-Royce list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B066-25 | Other | Nov 20, 2025 | Expansion Tank Return |
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| RR65562989 | Service bulletin | Sep 1, 2021 | Complaints of deposits, crystalisation or emulsification in the coolant expansion tanks. |
| RR64605110 | Service bulletin | Sep 1, 2021 | SoE - Diagnosis guides and quality reporting: The vehicle has been brought to the workshop with a complaint relating to the SoE function. |
| RR65547515 | Service bulletin | Jul 1, 2021 | Engine MIL light is illuminated and fault 12BF08 Lambda probe, from meager to fat slow reaction. |
| RR65522171 | Service bulletin | Apr 1, 2021 | Check Control message (ID 166): Top up coolant The Check control message (ID166) appears despite correct coolant level. Coolant is visible i… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Rolls-Royce RRA10202005 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 RRA10202005 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. Every BMW warranty extension on file lists the ones BMW has filed.
Which vehicles does RRA10202005 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 21 model years: 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, 2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, 2021 Rolls-Royce Dawn, 2020 Rolls-Royce Dawn, 2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn, 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.