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BMW M4 recalls

9 DVSA safety recalls name the BMW M4, launched 2015 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every M4. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls9
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2015
Earliest and latest build dates named2013 to 2022
Is a specific M4 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 M4 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
Takata Driver and/or Passenger Airbag Recall (Global VINs) (DVSA lists M4 COUPE, M4 CONVERTIBLE) R/2025/34918 Dec 20254 Feb 2014 to 21 Jun 2017233
On certain vehicles the Body Domain Controller (BDC) control unit may have an incorrect setting applied to it. (DVSA lists M4 CONVERTIBLE) R/2023/07120 Mar 202327 Jul 2022538 per line
A possible degradation of the propellant tablets could lead to an over-aggressive combustion (DVSA lists M4 COUPE, M4 CONVERTIBLE) R/2023/01624 Jan 20234 Dec 2013 to 29 Jun 20177,129
The integrated brake system hydraulic unit may have been produced incorrectly (DVSA lists M4 COUPE) R/2021/05422 Feb 20216 Nov 2020139 per line
The damping elements may be missing from some injectors which could affect fuel lines and lead to leaks (DVSA lists M4 CONVERTIBLE) R/2020/3527 Dec 20202 Mar 2020 to 8 Jun 202024 per line
The cfk drive shaft 3 hole flange with a pushing piece is not produced with sufficient long term durability R/2019/01221 Jan 20199 Mar 2016 to 30 Sep 2016973 per line
Front seat fixing mechanism may be insecure 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
Driveshaft may fail R/2015/2402 Dec 20159 May 2015 to 11 Sep 20156 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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