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Vehicle recall R/2025/349

BMW 3 Series and others recall: Takata Driver and/or Passenger Airbag Recall (Global VINs)

DVSA recall R/2025/349 names the BMW 3 Series, BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW 5 Series, BMW X1, BMW 1 Series and 8 more BMW models. It was launched 18 December 2025. It covers vehicles built 30 October 1997 to 8 November 2017.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2025/349
Launched
18 December 2025
Issued by
BMW
Manufacturer reference
TBC - Multiple Takata Global Recalls
Vehicles
71,635 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Affected vehicles are already included in Safety Recalls within the markets they have previously resided in. The vehicles may be fitted with a driver and/or passenger airbag/s which if deployed may do so with excessive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released this may cause serious injury which could prove fatal to people in the vicinity.

The fix

Vehicles will have the affected airbags checked and if necessary replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
BMW 1 Series26 September 2007 to 14 September 2013369
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH)11 January 2007 to 1 December 2011311
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH)19 September 2012 to 2 November 2017231
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH)15 April 2004 to 29 June 20111,675
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH)29 June 2011 to 4 November 20172,553
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES COUPE)1 February 2007 to 24 September 2013498
BMW 2 Series (2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER)20 May 2014 to 4 November 2017116
BMW 2 Series (2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE)16 July 2014 to 4 November 201762
BMW 2 Series (2 SERIES COUPE)6 November 2013 to 27 October 2017221
BMW 2 Series (2 SERIES GRAN TOURER)19 September 2014 to 7 November 2017129
BMW 3 Series30 October 1997 to 22 August 200626,164
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE)13 December 2006 to 17 September 20131,465
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES COUPE)20 April 2006 to 27 June 20132,727
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES GT)27 March 2013 to 3 August 2017187
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES SALOON)9 December 2004 to 28 October 20115,932
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES SALOON)21 October 2011 to 8 November 20174,663
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES TOURING)23 February 2005 to 29 May 20121,424
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES TOURING)23 March 2012 to 23 October 2017782
BMW 4 Series (4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE)16 July 2013 to 27 October 2017213
BMW 4 Series (4 SERIES COUPE)27 June 2013 to 23 October 2017695
BMW 4 Series (4 SERIES GRAN COUPE)29 March 2014 to 25 October 2017847
BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES GT)28 July 2009 to 21 October 2016351
BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES SALOON)1 September 2000 to 16 September 20031,883
BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES SALOON)22 September 2009 to 27 October 20166,211
BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES TOURING)21 May 2010 to 16 February 20171,026
BMW 6 Series (6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE)15 December 2010 to 9 November 201694
BMW 6 Series (6 SERIES COUPE)21 July 2011 to 24 April 2017119
BMW 6 Series (6 SERIES GRAN COUPE)7 March 2012 to 17 June 2017319
BMW M221 May 2015 to 2 June 201748
BMW M329 October 2013 to 29 June 201797
BMW M4 (M4 CONVERTIBLE)4 February 2014 to 20 April 201755
BMW M4 (M4 COUPE)9 April 2014 to 21 June 2017178
BMW X17 July 2009 to 29 May 20151,233
BMW X120 February 2016 to 27 October 20177
BMW X329 July 2003 to 1 July 20101,276
BMW X324 May 2010 to 18 August 2017863
BMW X422 May 2014 to 21 October 201787
BMW X513 April 2000 to 30 September 20031,814
BMW X531 August 2006 to 24 June 20132,015
BMW X53 April 2013 to 6 September 20171,331
BMW X5 (X5M)7 August 2015 to 28 August 201714
BMW X67 August 2007 to 24 June 20141,143
BMW X619 March 2014 to 22 August 2017189
BMW X6 (X6M)10 July 2014 to 20 May 201718
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/2025/535 Programming Control Units (Steering Gear) 9 December 2025, BMW X3
  • R/2026/075 Program control units (CoC documents) 28 November 2025, BMW 5 Series
  • R/2025/327 Replace the Driver’s Airbag - Takata PSDI-5 12 January 2026, BMW 1 Series, BMW X3, BMW X1 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/2025/406 Replace the Engine Starter Motor 7 October 2025, BMW X5

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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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