{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2021/015: BMW 5 Series, X5, X4 and 5 more (The battery cables on the 48v starter generator may not have…)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2021-015/",
  "summary": "BMW 5 Series, X5, X4 and 5 more: The battery cables on the 48v starter generator may not have been sufficiently secured during production. DVSA reference R/20",
  "excerpt": "Bmw 5 Series, X5, X4, 5 Series. Published by the DVSA as R/2021/015 on 25 January 2021. 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/2021/015 25 January 2021 BMW (listed as BMW) 0012490500 0012560500 3,880 5 Series 388 7 November 2019 27 August 2020 X5 388 5 June 2020 3 December 2020 X4 388 2 June 2020 11 November 2020 5 Series 388 28 November 2019 24 September 2020 4 Series 388 17 August 2020 25 September 2020 X3 388 10 June 2020 25 November 2020 X7 388 5 August 2020 5 January 2021 3 Series 388 3 March 2020 26 October 2020 X6 388 5 July 2020 17 November 2020 3 Series 388 24 February 2020 26 October 2020 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",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2021-01-25T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2021/015: BMW 5 Series, X5, X4 and 5 more (The battery cables on the 48v starter generator may not have…)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2021-015/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}