Rolls-Royce Recall Check by VIN: Cullinan, Spectre, Ghost and Phantom

To check a Rolls-Royce for recalls, enter its VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup and then ask a Rolls-Royce dealer to confirm that every campaign shows as completed. Most recent US Rolls-Royce recalls are filed by BMW of North America, so you may see the BMW name on the paperwork. On a used Cullinan, look first for 26V143000, a 2026 rear seat belt bolt recall that tells owners not to use the rear seats or luggage area until it is fixed.

That BMW detail trips people up. When we went through NHTSA's recall data for Rolls-Royce on October 15, 2026, the older campaigns, through about 2013, were filed under Rolls-Royce Motor Cars names. From 2015 on, nearly every one lists BMW of North America as the manufacturer, and several are big BMW Group campaigns where a Ghost, Dawn or Spectre sits in a long list of BMW and MINI models. Transport Canada does the same thing; its notice for the Cullinan seat recall lists the brand as Rolls-Royce but says the SUV was recalled by BMW. So if a seller says "that is a BMW recall, not ours," it can still apply to the car.

How to run the check

Start with the VIN on the windshield plate and match it to the door jamb and the title. Our Rolls-Royce VIN decoder walks through the layout, which helps if a listing mixes up a Ghost and a Wraith. Then run it on NHTSA, and see our guide to NHTSA recall check by VIN if a result reads "remedy not yet available." To browse without a VIN, the NHTSA recalls API link here shows the 2021 Cullinan; swap the model and year in the address. NHTSA uses the make "ROLLS-ROYCE" with a hyphen. Without it, we got nothing back.

Cullinan

The Cullinan's most important campaign is the newest. 26V143000 covers 102 2020-2026 Cullinans whose rear fixing bolts may not have been tightened properly. Per the NHTSA acknowledgment for 26V-143 and NHTSA's summary, the bolts can loosen and damage a rear seat belt, or let the backrest move when luggage pushes on it. Owners are told not to use the rear seats or the luggage compartment until a dealer inspects, tightens or replaces the bolts and checks the belts. Owner letters went out May 1, 2026, so a car traded in since then may not have been in yet. Older Cullinan campaigns are smaller: 19V612000 covered 403 2019 cars with brake lights that were not bright enough, fixed with software.

Spectre

The electric Spectre has a short history but three campaigns already. 24V039000 covered 107 2024 cars built between October 24 and December 11, 2023. The Part 573 report says adhesive residue on the ground cable between the front motor and the chassis can raise resistance. In a rare insulation fault, that could put a technician at risk, and in an extremely rare case it could cause a thermal event. Dealers inspect and clean the connection. The Spectre is also in two BMW Group integrated brake campaigns, 24V104000 and 26V422000, where the brake system can lose power assist or disable ABS and stability control. For 26V422000, NHTSA says letters were expected around August 21, 2026, so on a lot right now it may still be open.

Ghost and Phantom

For the current Ghost, the main campaign is 23V645000, which covers 1,305 2021-2023 cars. The single-layer tempered glass over the instrument cluster can break in a crash, and dealers apply a protective coating. On the Phantom, 21V855000 covers 442 2019-2022 cars where the central display may not raise all the way, partly blocking the backup camera image; the fix is software. 22V721000 covered just 2 2023 Phantoms with headlights missing a metal coating.

Older cars have their own list. 10V447000 covered 2,552 Phantoms, including the Drophead and Coupe, where a brake vacuum pump check valve could leak oil into the brake booster and, in extreme cases, cost you power assist. The early Ghost had turbo-related campaigns, 11V522000 and 12V166000, where the auxiliary water pump circuit board could overheat, and it was later swept into 18V248000, a 2018 BMW recall for failing auxiliary water pumps that lists the Ghost among dozens of 2011-2012 BMW and MINI models. Honestly, most of these should be closed. But a 2010 Ghost that has been through several owners and independent shops is precisely the car where one slips through.

Recall status vs the rest of the story

A clean recall check does not mean a clean car. Flood damage, a branded title from another state, or a big repair after a crash will not show up on NHTSA. CARFAX says its reports cover title, accident, odometer and service records, and on a car this expensive, a service history that skips years deserves a phone call to the dealer. Our page on an open recall on CARFAX explains why the report and NHTSA can briefly disagree. Through us, a CARFAX report runs about $5.50 as a guest or $4.50 as a member, and a CARFAX plus AutoCheck bundle about $6.75, versus roughly $39.99 to $44.99 retail; confirm at checkout. We are a licensed reseller, not affiliated with CARFAX, AutoCheck, or Experian. One blunt warning: a seller who hands you a printed report but will not let you run the VIN yourself is asking you to trust paper that is easy to fake.

Sources

• NHTSA recalls API: 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan
• NHTSA: recall 26V-143 acknowledgment (Cullinan rear seat bolts)
• NHTSA: Part 573 report 24V-039 (Spectre ground cable)
• Transport Canada: Cullinan recall 2026113
• CARFAX: Vehicle History Reports