{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2012/049: BMW 5 Series, Alpina, X5 and 3 more (Fire may occur)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2012-049/",
  "summary": "BMW 5 Series, Alpina, X5 and 3 more: Fire may occur. DVSA reference R/2012/049, launched 27 April 2012, 126 vehicles. Defect, remedy and every rewrite of the",
  "excerpt": "Bmw 5 Series, Alpina, X5, 6 Series. Published by the DVSA as R/2012/049 on 27 April 2012. Concern: Fire may occur. 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/2012/049 27 April 2012 BMW (listed as BMW) 0011930200 126 5 Series 21 not stated not stated Alpina 21 not stated not stated X5 21 not stated not stated 6 Series 21 not stated not stated 7 Series 21 not stated not stated X6 21 not stated not stated 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 (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2012-04-27T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2012/049: BMW 5 Series, Alpina, X5 and 3 more (Fire may occur)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2012-049/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}