Vehicle recall R/2024/403
BMW 6 Series and others recall: Check Driver’s Airbag for Conversion Takata SDI & PSDI-5
DVSA recall R/2024/403 names the BMW 6 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW 1 Series, BMW 2 Series and 5 more BMW models. It was launched 21 October 2024. It covers vehicles built 13 October 2003 to 8 November 2017.
Recall data updated
What can go wrong
Affected vehicles may have had a retrofit or conversion of the airbag using a previously recalled airbag variant which if deployed may do so with excessive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released this may cause serious injury possibly fatal to people in the vicinity. The original factory fitment airbag for the vehicle is not affected.
The fix
Vehicles will have the airbag checked and if necessary replaced.
Models and build dates
| Model | Built | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES CONVERTIBLE) | 6 March 2008 to 28 August 2009 | 148 |
| BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES COUPE) | 8 November 2007 to 26 August 2009 | 252 |
| BMW 1 Series (1 Series Hatch 3dr) | 26 February 2007 to 16 December 2011 | 2,201 |
| BMW 1 Series (1 Series Hatch 3dr) | 6 March 2012 to 8 November 2017 | 23,045 |
| BMW 1 Series (1 Series Hatch 5dr) | 15 April 2004 to 29 June 2011 | 14,633 |
| BMW 1 Series (1 Series Hatch 5dr) | 25 May 2011 to 8 November 2017 | 132,238 |
| BMW 2 Series (2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER) | 21 June 2017 to 8 November 2017 | 1,644 |
| BMW 2 Series (2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE) | 24 November 2014 to 8 November 2017 | 2,964 |
| BMW 2 Series (2 SERIES COUPE) | 8 July 2013 to 8 November 2017 | 7,851 |
| BMW 2 Series (2 SERIES GRAN TOURER) | 24 June 2017 to 8 November 2017 | 1,299 |
| BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES GT) | 16 November 2012 to 8 November 2017 | 3,588 |
| BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES SALOON) | 15 October 2004 to 2 November 2011 | 86,222 |
| BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES SALOON) | 2 November 2011 to 8 November 2017 | 79,568 |
| BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES TOURING) | 22 April 2005 to 29 May 2012 | 25,862 |
| BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES TOURING) | 16 January 2012 to 8 November 2017 | 22,958 |
| BMW 4 Series (4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE) | 12 November 2013 to 8 November 2017 | 2,568 |
| BMW 4 Series (4 SERIES COUPE) | 7 May 2013 to 8 November 2017 | 5,219 |
| BMW 4 Series (4 SERIES GRAN COUPE) | 2 December 2013 to 8 November 2017 | 5,357 |
| BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES GT) | 27 July 2009 to 2 February 2017 | 4,764 |
| BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES SALOON) | 10 December 2009 to 27 October 2016 | 60,822 |
| BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES TOURING) | 20 May 2010 to 23 February 2017 | 20,334 |
| BMW 6 Series (6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE) | 28 July 2010 to 4 September 2017 | 1,533 |
| BMW 6 Series (6 SERIES COUPE) | 22 February 2011 to 11 September 2017 | 1,995 |
| BMW 6 Series (6 SERIES GRAN COUPE) | 21 September 2011 to 27 October 2017 | 1,275 |
| BMW X1 | 30 November 2009 to 1 April 2015 | 100 |
| BMW X3 | 13 October 2003 to 28 July 2006 | 14,346 |
| BMW X3 | 17 May 2010 to 19 August 2017 | 43,121 |
| BMW X4 | 6 March 2014 to 7 November 2017 | 4,728 |
| BMW X5 | 5 April 2013 to 7 November 2017 | 5,316 |
| BMW X6 | 11 May 2014 to 2 September 2017 | 318 |
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/2024/409 Replace Double Universal Joint (Steering) 21 October 2024, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW M5
- R/2024/414 Hydraulic Brake System Unit Replacement 24 October 2024, BMW X5, BMW X7, BMW 5 Series and others
- R/2024/429 Replace Passenger Airbag G45 28 October 2024, BMW X3
- R/2024/452 Rework Front End Threaded Connection (BMW) 8 November 2024, BMW 2 Series, BMW 1 Series
- R/2024/428 Replace the Passenger Airbag 24 September 2024, BMW 3 Series, BMW 2 Series, BMW M2
- R/2024/461 Luggage Compartment Lashing Rail G01 F97 20 November 2024, BMW X3
More on these models
- All BMW 6 Series recalls
- All BMW 5 Series recalls
- All BMW X5 recalls
- All BMW X6 recalls
- All BMW 1 Series recalls
- All BMW 2 Series recalls
- All BMW X3 recalls
- All BMW X4 recalls
- All BMW 3 Series recalls
- All BMW 4 Series recalls
- All BMW X1 recalls
- BMW 6 Series MOT fail rates by age
- BMW 6 Series common problems
- BMW 6 Series ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2019 BMW 6 Series MOT record
- 2018 BMW 6 Series MOT record
- 2017 BMW 6 Series MOT record
- BMW 5 Series MOT fail rates by age
- BMW 5 Series common problems
- BMW 5 Series ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 BMW 5 Series MOT record
- 2021 BMW 5 Series MOT record
- 2020 BMW 5 Series MOT record
- BMW 5 Series wheel nut replacement repair cost
- BMW X5 MOT fail rates by age
- BMW X5 common problems
- BMW X5 ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 BMW X5 MOT record
- 2021 BMW X5 MOT record
- 2020 BMW X5 MOT record
- BMW X6 MOT fail rates by age
- BMW X6 common problems
- BMW X6 ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2020 BMW X6 MOT record
- 2018 BMW X6 MOT record
- 2017 BMW X6 MOT record
- BMW X6 number plate replacement repair cost
- BMW X6 wheel nut replacement repair cost
- BMW 1 Series MOT fail rates by age
- BMW 1 Series common problems
- BMW 1 Series ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 BMW 1 Series MOT record
- 2021 BMW 1 Series MOT record
- 2020 BMW 1 Series MOT record
- BMW 1 Series shock absorber replacement repair cost
- BMW 1 Series wheel nut replacement repair cost
- BMW 2 Series MOT fail rates by age
- BMW 2 Series common problems
- BMW 2 Series ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 BMW 2 Series MOT record
- 2021 BMW 2 Series MOT record
- 2020 BMW 2 Series MOT record
- BMW 2 Series wheel nut replacement repair cost
- BMW X3 MOT fail rates by age
- BMW X3 common problems
- BMW X3 ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 BMW X3 MOT record
- 2021 BMW X3 MOT record
- 2020 BMW X3 MOT record
- BMW X4 MOT fail rates by age
- BMW X4 common problems
- BMW X4 ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2021 BMW X4 MOT record
- 2020 BMW X4 MOT record
- 2019 BMW X4 MOT record
- BMW X4 number plate replacement repair cost
- BMW X4 wheel nut replacement repair cost
- BMW 3 Series MOT fail rates by age
- BMW 3 Series common problems
- BMW 3 Series ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 BMW 3 Series MOT record
- 2021 BMW 3 Series MOT record
- 2020 BMW 3 Series MOT record
- BMW 3 Series shock absorber replacement repair cost
- BMW 3 Series wheel nut replacement repair cost
- BMW 4 Series MOT fail rates by age
- BMW 4 Series common problems
- BMW 4 Series ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 BMW 4 Series MOT record
- 2021 BMW 4 Series MOT record
- 2020 BMW 4 Series MOT record
- BMW 4 Series number plate replacement repair cost
- BMW 4 Series wheel nut replacement repair cost
- BMW X1 MOT fail rates by age
- BMW X1 common problems
- BMW X1 ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 BMW X1 MOT record
- 2021 BMW X1 MOT record
- 2020 BMW X1 MOT record
- BMW X1 suspension arm bush replacement repair cost
- All BMW recalls
- All makes
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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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