{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2012/039: BMW 6 Series, 5 Series, M5 and 2 more (Risk of fire)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2012-039/",
  "summary": "BMW 6 Series, 5 Series, M5 and 2 more: Risk of fire. DVSA reference R/2012/039, launched 24 May 2012, 1,158,309 vehicles. Defect, remedy and every rewrite of",
  "excerpt": "Bmw 6 Series, 5 Series, M5, Alpina. Published by the DVSA as R/2012/039 on 24 May 2012. Concern: Risk of fire. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/2012/039 24 May 2012 BMW (listed as BMW) 0061560300 1,158,309 6 Series 128,701 1 December 2003 31 July 2010 5 Series 128,701 1 March 2004 31 May 2010 M5 128,701 1 February 2007 30 April 2010 Alpina 128,701 not stated not stated 5 Series 128,701 1 March 2003 30 September 2010 6 Series 128,701 1 September 2003 31 July 2010 M5 128,701 1 February 2005 31 December 2009 M6 128,701 1 September 2006 31 July 2010 M6 128,701 1 March 2005 31 July 2010 Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2012-05-24T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2012/039: BMW 6 Series, 5 Series, M5 and 2 more (Risk of fire)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2012-039/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}