DVSA recall R/2018/101: Bmw X3 (Inflator in driver airbag module may not be produced to specification)

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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.

DVSA reference	R/2018/101
Launched	16 April 2018
Make	Bmw (listed as BMW)
Manufacturer reference	0032710200
Vehicles listed	32

Models

Model	Vehicles	Built from	Built to
X3	32	22 December 2017	12 March 2018

Concern

Inflator in driver airbag module may not be produced to specification

Defect, as DVSA words it

The driver airbag module may not have been produced to specification. This could lead to excessive pressure building up inside the inflator causing the inflator to rupture resulting in metal fragments passing through the airbag cushion material into the vehicle interior at high speed. This could lead to injury or death of the vehicle occupants.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the driver airbag module.

What changed since we first read it

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.

The same recall in other registers

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 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.