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Vehicle recall R/2019/288

BMW 2 Series and others recall: The steering gear tie rod may not have been assembled with the required spherical washer

DVSA recall R/2019/288 names the BMW 2 Series, MINI Countryman, BMW X1 and BMW Mini Convertible. It was launched 1 April 2020. It covers vehicles built 20 March 2019 to 8 April 2019.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2019/288
Launched
1 April 2020
Issued by
BMW
Manufacturer reference
0032890200 0032900200
Vehicles
DVSA lists 19 on each model line

What can go wrong

The steering gear tie rod may not have been assembled with a required spherical washer

The fix

Both steering gear tie rods will be checked and if affected tie rod/s and accompanying swivel bearing/s will be replaced

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 19. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
ModelBuiltVehicles
BMW 2 Series21 March 201919
BMW X12 April 201919
MINI Countryman29 March 2019 to 8 April 201919
BMW Mini Convertible20 March 2019 to 21 March 201919
Is a specific car 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.

Other recalls for these models

  • R/2020/110 The driver's air bag fabric could be damaged by the air bag cover during deployment 27 April 2020, BMW 2 Series, BMW 1 Series
  • R/2020/136 If the head air bag is deployed the ignitor may separate from the inflator 18 May 2020, BMW 7 Series, BMW 5 Series, MINI Countryman
  • R/2020/162 The air bag control unit may have been equipped with a defective sensor for the rollover detection 8 June 2020, MINI Cooper and One, BMW X1, BMW i3
  • R/2020/191 Camshaft support housing bearing caps may become loose 27 July 2020, BMW 2 Series, BMW 1 Series
  • R/2020/179 The exhaust gas recirculation module cooler could leak over time 17 August 2020, BMW 1 Series, MINI Cooper and One, BMW 2 Series and others
  • R/2020/298 Remaining particles in the cells of the high voltage battery can cause a short circuit 22 October 2020, BMW 7 Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 2 Series and others

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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.

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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