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Vehicle recall R/2025/405

BMW 3 Series and others recall: Replace the Engine Starter Motor

DVSA recall R/2025/405 names the BMW 3 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 1 Series, BMW X3, BMW X4 and 3 more BMW models. It was launched 27 October 2025. It covers vehicles built 26 October 2015 to 21 June 2021.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2025/405
Launched
27 October 2025
Issued by
BMW
Manufacturer reference
BMW - 0012550600 0012560600 0012570600 0012620600 0012820600 0012840600
Vehicles
115,024 across the lines below

What can go wrong

For affected vehicles there is a concern involving water ingress and corrosion to the starter motor for where a short circuit cannot be ruled out. It is strongly recommended to park the vehicle outdoors and not in the immediate vicinity of buildings until the repair has been carried out.

The fix

Replacement of the starter motor.

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)25 February 2017 to 13 May 2019762
BMW 1 Series (1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH)22 February 2017 to 29 May 20198,548
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES SALOON)20 February 2018 to 21 June 202121,604
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES SALOON PHEV)26 October 2015 to 31 July 201811,898
BMW 3 Series (3 SERIES TOURING)5 February 2019 to 16 September 20203,047
BMW 4 Series (4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE)11 February 2020 to 10 March 20202
BMW 4 Series (4 SERIES COUPE)5 December 2019 to 24 July 202059
BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES LWB PHEV)16 November 20181
BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES SALOON)18 August 2016 to 1 September 202022,821
BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES SALOON PHEV)27 February 2017 to 29 June 202011,097
BMW 5 Series (5 SERIES TOURING)2 February 2017 to 30 July 20209,244
BMW 6 Series (6 SERIES GT)6 March 2018 to 25 June 2020967
BMW 7 Series (7 SERIES SALOON)16 June 2017 to 11 September 201820
BMW 7 Series (7 SERIES SALOON LWB)6 October 2017 to 14 December 20187
BMW 7 Series (7 SERIES SALOON LWB PHEV)17 March 2016 to 20 February 2019230
BMW 7 Series (7 SERIES SALOON PHEV)19 August 2016 to 22 February 2019236
BMW X314 July 2017 to 5 November 202018,415
BMW X412 December 2017 to 15 December 20203,389
BMW Z421 August 2018 to 1 September 20202,677
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/2025/443 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
  • R/2025/407 Screw Connection of the Power Supply 6 October 2025, BMW 4 Series
  • R/2026/075 Program control units (CoC documents) 28 November 2025, BMW 5 Series
  • R/2025/535 Programming Control Units (Steering Gear) 9 December 2025, BMW X3
  • R/2025/349 Takata Driver and/or Passenger Airbag Recall (Global VINs) 18 December 2025, BMW 3 Series, BMW X5, BMW X6 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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