Vehicle recall R/2019/403

BMW 3 Series recall: Driver's front takata (nadi) airbag inflator may rupture on deployment

DVSA recall R/2019/403 names the BMW 3 Series. It was launched 9 March 2020. It covers vehicles built 28 October 1997 to 10 July 2000.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2019/403
Launched: 9 March 2020
Issued by: BMW
Manufacturer reference: 0032960200/70200/80200/2110300
Vehicles: 67,548 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Drivers air bag may deploy incorrectly

The fix

Replace the air bag inflators.

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	28 October 1997 to 10 July 2000	67,548

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Other recalls for these models

R/2019/290 The foldable rear centre head restraint interlock was not welded according to specifications 7 April 2020, BMW 3 Series
R/2019/368 The pressing force of the bearing bushing into the crankcase may be out of specification 9 December 2019, BMW 5 Series, BMW 6 Series, BMW 3 Series and others
R/2020/219 Steering tie rod can become broken in the 'kink' groove area of the rod 10 August 2020, BMW Z4, BMW X4, BMW 3 Series
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
R/2020/283 Remaining particles in the cells of the high voltage battery can cause a short circuit 14 December 2020, BMW 5 Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW X1 and others
R/2021/015 The battery cables on the 48v starter generator may not have been sufficiently secured during production 25 January 2021, BMW 5 Series, BMW X5, BMW X4 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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