Vehicle recall R/2008/026

BMW 3 Series recall: Door pressure sensors may delay side airbag deployment following an impact.

DVSA recall R/2008/026 names the BMW 3 Series. It was launched 14 February 2008. It covers vehicles built 20 November 2006 to 11 January 2008.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2008/026
Launched: 14 February 2008
Issued by: BMW
Vehicles: 7,703 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that the connections for the left and right hand door pressure sensors have been reversed at their connection with the airbag control unit. This would have the effect of delaying the detection of a side impact thus causing the airbag to be deployed too late. It should be noted that the fault would not be indicted by the illumination of the airbag system warning lamp.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the pin assignment of the airbag control unit corrected.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
BMW 3 Series	20 November 2006 to 11 January 2008	7,703

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Other recalls for these models

R/2006/199 Steering lock may inadvertently engage 22 December 2006, BMW 3 Series
R/2006/207 Possible loss of braking power assistance 28 November 2006, BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series
R/2009/065 Front side airbag or seat belt tensioner may not operate correctly 30 June 2009, BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series
R/2005/022 The bearings of the fuel injection pump may fail 8 February 2005, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW X5 and others
R/2012/081 EPS may not perform as specified 30 July 2012, BMW 3 Series, BMW Z4, BMW 1 Series and others
R/2012/149 Rear window may detach 11 December 2012, BMW 3 Series

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Source

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.

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