Vehicle recall R/2024/002

BMW 3 Series recall: On affected vehicles cylinder head cover may not be sufficiently shaped in a specific area hairline

DVSA recall R/2024/002 names the BMW 3 Series. It was launched 5 January 2024. It covers vehicles built 11 October 2023.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2024/002
Launched: 5 January 2024
Issued by: BMW
Manufacturer reference: 0011590700
Vehicles: 2 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles cylinder head cover may not be sufficiently shaped in a specific area hairline cracks or more serious leaks may occur due to vibration or heat.

The fix

On affected vehicles the cylinder head cover will be checked and if necessary replaced’

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 (330e)	11 October 2023	2

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Other recalls for these models

R/2023/354 On affected vehicles ingress of transmission fluid may occur to the integrated transmission control unit within the mechatronic module 20 December 2023, BMW M3, BMW 3 Series, BMW X5 and others
R/2024/132 Replacing the Driver’s Airbag PSDI-5 18 March 2024, BMW X3, BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series
R/2024/191 Replace VANOS bolts N51 N52 N55 1 May 2024, BMW 5 Series, BMW X5, BMW 1 Series and others
R/2024/428 Replace the Passenger Airbag 24 September 2024, BMW 3 Series, BMW 2 Series, BMW M2
R/2024/403 Check Driver’s Airbag for Conversion Takata SDI & PSDI-5 21 October 2024, BMW 6 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW X5 and others
R/2023/071 On certain vehicles the Body Domain Controller (BDC) control unit may have an incorrect setting applied to it. 20 March 2023, BMW 3 Series, BMW 4 Series, BMW M4 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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