Summary
The Rolls-Royce Phantom has 10 recalls spanning 2003 through 2023, with the most serious being a missing anti-misfueling device on 2013 models where static electricity discharged during refueling can cause a fire at the filler neck.
The 2023 model year has a headlight recall where low beams may not adequately illuminate road signs due to a missing coating on the reflector assembly, making signs harder to read at night. On 2019-2022 models, the central information display can fail to raise fully when backing up, partially blocking the rearview camera image. The 2019 model year has a separate camera issue where brightness and contrast settings do not reset to defaults, potentially making the backup image nearly invisible if a prior driver had set the display to low brightness and high contrast. The 2018 model year shares a similar display-position problem where the screen may not rise when the door opens or the transmission is shifted into reverse, leaving the driver with no camera image while backing up.
The 2015-2016 model years have a side curtain airbag recall where the bags may not deploy into the correct position in a crash, reducing their ability to protect occupants. Going back further, 2003-2010 Phantom sedans and their coupe and drophead variants through 2010 have a brake vacuum pump check valve that can seep oil into the brake booster over time, gradually degrading power-assisted braking and in severe cases eliminating it entirely. The 2006 model year has a rear shock absorber bushing that can work loose and separate from its housing, causing unpredictable handling. The 2004 model year has daytime running lamps that were never activated at the factory, leaving them inoperable while normal headlight function remains unaffected.
