Vehicle recall R/2026/075

BMW 5 Series recall: Program control units (CoC documents)

DVSA recall R/2026/075 names the BMW 5 Series. It was launched 28 November 2025. It covers vehicles built 4 November 2024 to 27 June 2025.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2026/075
Launched: 28 November 2025
Issued by: BMW
Manufacturer reference: BMW - 0099850200
Vehicles: 263 across the lines below

What can go wrong

A quality check has revealed that the affected G61 vehicles software does not reflect the associated CoC documentation.

The fix

To ensure your vehicle is in perfect working order we would like to program the control units to adapt the vehicle's software level to the CoC documents. as soon as possible. Naturally this work will be free of charge.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
BMW 5 Series	4 November 2024 to 27 June 2025	263

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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/2025/405 Replace the Engine Starter Motor 27 October 2025, BMW 3 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW 5 Series and others
R/2026/054 Replace the Engine Starter Motor 2 March 2026, BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW X5 and others
R/2026/092 Checking and re-securing the air-conditioning wiring harness 17 March 2026, 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/2024/409 Replace Double Universal Joint (Steering) 21 October 2024, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW M5

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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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