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BMW M5 recalls

9 DVSA safety recalls name the BMW M5, launched 2012 to 2026. Each covers a range of build dates, not every M5. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls9
Latest launch2026
Earliest launch2012
Earliest and latest build dates named2005 to 2025
These recalls cover more than one generation of the M5: none of them names a car built between 2010 and 2018. Check the build dates on each recall.
Is a specific M5 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 M5 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
Checking and re-securing the air-conditioning wiring harness (DVSA lists M5 Touring) R/2026/09217 Mar 202630 Jul 2024 to 8 Apr 2025386
Replace Double Universal Joint (Steering) R/2024/40921 Oct 202429 Jul 2024 to 26 Aug 202410
Integrated Braking System R/2024/38313 Sep 202425 Oct 20231
Screw connections of some seats and seatbelts may not have been properly tightened during vehicle production R/2022/25722 Aug 202223 Jun 2022 to 24 Jun 20223 per line
The material quality of the screws used for seat belts and rear seats may not be to specifications. R/2021/44229 Dec 202126 Oct 2021 to 2 Dec 202138 per line
Incorrect routing of the gearbox wiring harness R/2019/4433 Feb 20204 Feb 2019 to 24 Sep 2019293 per line
The flange of the high pressure fuel pumps may not have been attached to the cylinder head correctly R/2019/36924 Jul 201920 Feb 20193 per line
Distance between sensor and in-tank fuel line could be too small R/2018/21510 Aug 201816 Jan 2018 to 24 May 2018274
Risk of fire R/2012/03924 May 20121 Feb 2005 to 30 Apr 2010128,701 (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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