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Vehicle recall R/2025/327

BMW 1 Series and others recall: Replace the Driver’s Airbag - Takata PSDI-5

DVSA recall R/2025/327 names the BMW 1 Series, BMW X3, BMW X1 and BMW 3 Series. It was launched 12 January 2026. It covers vehicles built 2 January 2006 to 25 June 2015.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2025/327
Launched
12 January 2026
Issued by
BMW
Manufacturer reference
BMW - 0032730300
Vehicles
370,257 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Affected vehicles may be fitted with a drivers airbag which may deploy with too much explosive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released into the cabin. It has the potential to fatally or seriously injure vehicle occupants.

The fix

Affected vehicles will have the airbag replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH)17 November 2006 to 15 December 201121,744
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH)7 January 2006 to 30 June 201171,263
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES CONVERTIBLE)26 September 2007 to 4 October 201319,897
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES COUPE)29 August 2007 to 8 October 201326,849
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE)28 November 2006 to 2 October 201328,763
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES COUPE)3 May 2006 to 28 June 201351,643
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES SALOON)2 January 2006 to 28 October 201166,463
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES TOURING)2 January 2006 to 29 May 201230,429
BMW X119 August 2009 to 25 June 201538,466
BMW X38 January 2006 to 18 August 201014,740
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/2025/349 Takata Driver and/or Passenger Airbag Recall (Global VINs) 18 December 2025, BMW 3 Series, BMW X5, BMW X6 and others
  • R/2025/535 Programming Control Units (Steering Gear) 9 December 2025, BMW X3
  • R/2026/054 Replace the Engine Starter Motor 2 March 2026, BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW X5 and others
  • R/2025/405 Replace the Engine Starter Motor 27 October 2025, BMW 3 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW 5 Series and others
  • R/2025/443 Seat Belt Rear Outer Seats 23 October 2025, BMW X1, BMW 1 Series, BMW 2 Series
  • R/2025/323 Replace the Front Passenger Airbag Takata PSPI 6 October 2025, 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.

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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