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BMW 4 Series recalls

23 DVSA safety recalls name the BMW 4 Series, launched 2015 to 2026. Each covers a range of build dates, not every 4 Series. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

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Recalls23
Latest launch2026
Earliest launch2015
Earliest and latest build dates named2011 to 2025
Is a specific 4 Series affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All BMW 4 Series recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Replace the Engine Starter Motor (DVSA lists 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE) R/2026/0542 Mar 202618 Aug 2020 to 5 May 202515,496
Takata Driver and/or Passenger Airbag Recall (Global VINs) (DVSA lists 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE) R/2025/34918 Dec 202527 Jun 2013 to 27 Oct 20171,755
Replace the Engine Starter Motor (DVSA lists 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE) R/2025/40527 Oct 20255 Dec 2019 to 24 Jul 202061
Screw Connection of the Power Supply R/2025/4076 Oct 202525 Jul 20251
Check Driver’s Airbag for Conversion Takata SDI & PSDI-5 (DVSA lists 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE) R/2024/40321 Oct 20247 May 2013 to 8 Nov 201713,144
On certain vehicles the Body Domain Controller (BDC) control unit may have an incorrect setting applied to it. (DVSA lists 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE) R/2023/07120 Mar 202323 Aug 2021 to 26 Sep 2022538 per line
A possible degradation of the propellant tablets could lead to an over-aggressive combustion (DVSA lists 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE) R/2023/01624 Jan 20237 May 2013 to 29 Jun 201756,725
Undetected EGR System leaks may cause thermal activity in the intake manifold (DVSA lists 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 4 SERIES COUPE) R/2022/25522 Aug 202211 Nov 2014 to 1 Oct 2021322,745 (whole recall)
The exhaust gas recirculation cooler may leak over time and cause thermal incident (DVSA lists 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE) R/2022/2061 Aug 20227 May 2013 to 23 Sep 2020319,399 (whole recall)
The exhaust gas recirculation module could leak over time (DVSA lists 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE) R/2021/21314 Jun 202120 Mar 2017 to 28 Sep 201818,330 (whole recall)
Affected vehicles may be fitted with brake discs which are not to specification R/2021/08515 Mar 202127 Jan 2021 to 5 Feb 2021705 per line
The exhaust gas recirculation cooler could leak over time R/2021/0379 Feb 202127 Feb 2015 to 26 Jul 201863,888 (whole recall)
The battery cables on the 48v starter generator may not have been sufficiently secured during production R/2021/01525 Jan 202117 Aug 2020 to 25 Sep 2020388 per line
Exhaust gas recirculation module cooler could leak R/2018/3417 Dec 20188 May 2013 to 12 Apr 2017225,449 (whole recall)
Exhaust gas recirculation cooler could potentially leak over time R/2018/2585 Nov 201810 Nov 2014 to 18 Jul 2017153,602 (whole recall)
Software fault in crankshaft sensor R/2018/26015 Oct 201815 May 2018 to 29 May 20181,642 (whole recall)
Software fault with crankshaft sensor R/2018/21120 Aug 201818 May 2018 to 7 Jun 20184,025 (whole recall)
Front seat fixing mechanism may be insecure (DVSA lists 4 SEPIES) R/2017/2441 Sep 20177 Jul 2017 to 18 Jul 201750 per line
Airbags may not deploy R/2017/01110 Jan 20178 Aug 2016 to 14 Nov 2016668 per line
Power steering may not perform correctly (DVSA lists 4 SEPIES) R/2016/30021 Dec 201619 Sep 2011 to 8 Dec 201541 per line
Possible loss of control (DVSA lists 4 SEPIES) R/2016/2244 Oct 20161 Jan 2015 to 1 Sep 201660 per line
Engine may stall (DVSA lists 4 SEPIES) R/2015/1098 Jun 20151 Sep 2013 to 30 Apr 20141,646 (whole recall)
Seat belt may malfunction (DVSA lists 4 SEPIES) R/2014/1886 Jan 20151 Sep 2014 to 31 Mar 20151,502 (whole recall)

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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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