Vehicle recall R/1997/022

Bentley Continental recall: Possible detachment of facia panel

DVSA recall R/1997/022 names the Bentley Continental. It was launched 21 March 1997. It covers vehicles built 10 April 1996 to 22 January 1997.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1997/022
Launched: 21 March 1997
Issued by: BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITED
Vehicles: 13 across the lines below

What can go wrong

There is a possibility that the SRS passenger air bag aluminium facia panel may become detached during air bag deployment with a risk of injury to occupants of the vehicle.

The fix

The affected vehicles are being recalled for replacement of the SRS air bag facia panel and the adjacent matching facia air vent panels.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Bentley Continental	10 April 1996 to 22 January 1997	13

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Other recalls for these models

R/1997/023 Possible fouling of brake pipes 21 March 1997, Bentley Continental
R/1995/062 Possible failure of seat belt lower attachment rail 18 August 1995, Bentley Continental
R/2006/155 Potential loss of braking efficiency 22 August 2006, Bentley Continental
R/2008/080 Fuel may leak 14 May 2008, Bentley Continental
R/2009/002 Centre rear seat passenger may not be fully restrained 15 January 2009, Bentley Continental
R/2013/110 Possible loss of rear brake 21 October 2013, Bentley Continental

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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