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BMW i3 recalls

7 DVSA safety recalls name the BMW i3, launched 2015 to 2022. Each covers a range of build dates, not every i3. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls7
Latest launch2022
Earliest launch2015
Earliest and latest build dates named2015 to 2022
Is a specific i3 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 i3 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
During supplier s production process of the battery cells a manufacturing defect occurred R/2022/32214 Nov 202212 Nov 2018 to 16 Jul 202118
The micro gas generator within the front seatbelt's retractor may have been damaged R/2022/08930 Mar 202221 Jan 2022 to 26 Feb 20222,018 (whole recall)
The material quality of the screws used for seat belts and rear seats may not be to specifications. R/2021/44229 Dec 202121 Oct 2021 to 27 Oct 202138 per line
The control ring of the backrest recliner in the second seat row may break R/2021/15828 Apr 202119 Feb 2021 to 5 Mar 202182
The air bag control unit may have been equipped with a defective sensor for the rollover detection R/2020/1628 Jun 202016 Mar 2020 to 18 Mar 2020189 per line
The electric motor electronics printed circuit board was not manufactured according to the specifications R/2019/2893 Apr 20207 Jan 2019 to 21 Mar 2019120 per line
Steering may not behave as designed R/2015/2443 Dec 20159 Oct 2015 to 4 Nov 201541 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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