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BMW 8 Series recalls

5 DVSA safety recalls name the BMW 8 Series, launched 2019 to 2022. Each covers a range of build dates, not every 8 Series. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls5
Latest launch2022
Earliest launch2019
Earliest and latest build dates named2018 to 2021
Is a specific 8 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 8 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
Undetected EGR System leaks may cause thermal activity in the intake manifold (DVSA lists 8 SERIES COUPE, 8 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 8 SERIES CONVERTIBLE) R/2022/25522 Aug 20228 Feb 2018 to 21 Sep 2020322,745 (whole recall)
Affected vehicles may be fitted with brake discs which are not to specification R/2021/08515 Mar 202129 Jan 2021 to 5 Feb 2021705 per line
The integrated brake system hydraulic unit may have been produced incorrectly (DVSA lists 8 SERIES COUPE, 8 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 8 SERIES GRAN COUPE) R/2021/05422 Feb 202113 Feb 2020 to 30 Nov 2020139 per line
The cable lengths for the electric connection of the hall sensor inside the seatbelt buckle could be too short (DVSA lists 8 SERIES COUPE, 8 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 8 SERIES GRAN COUPE) R/2020/12022 Apr 20206 Feb 2020 to 4 Mar 2020326 per line
The flange of the high pressure fuel pumps may not have been attached to the cylinder head correctly R/2019/36924 Jul 201913 Mar 2019 to 26 Apr 20193 per line

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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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