Vehicle recall R/2025/398

BMW 2 Series and others recall: Front Seat Belt Retractor

DVSA recall R/2025/398 names the BMW 2 Series, BMW X2 and BMW X1. It was launched 23 September 2025. It covers vehicles built 18 June 2025 to 25 August 2025.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/398
Launched: 23 September 2025
Issued by: BMW
Manufacturer reference: BMW - 0072780200 (Left) BMW - 0072790200 (Right) BMW - 0072800200 (Both)
Vehicles: 625 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the front seat belts may have damage to the torsion bar caused during manufacture. The retention function of the seat belt may not perform as expected in the event of an accident.

The fix

Affected vehicles will have the affected seatbelts replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
BMW 2 Series (2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER)	26 June 2025 to 25 August 2025	49
BMW X1	18 June 2025 to 29 July 2025	352
BMW X2	18 June 2025 to 28 July 2025	224

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Other recalls for these models

R/2025/443 Seat Belt Rear Outer Seats 23 October 2025, BMW X1, BMW 1 Series, BMW 2 Series
R/2025/267 Checking the Threaded Connection of Grounding Cable PCU48 18 July 2025, BMW 1 Series, BMW 2 Series
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/2025/327 Replace the Driver’s Airbag - Takata PSDI-5 12 January 2026, BMW 1 Series, BMW X3, BMW X1 and others
R/2026/054 Replace the Engine Starter Motor 2 March 2026, BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW X5 and others
R/2025/015 Checking the B-Pillar U11 20 January 2025, BMW X1

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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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