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DVSA recall R/2024/403: BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe, 5 Series GT, 5 Series Saloon and 22 more (Check Driver’s Airbag…)

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Bmw 6 Series Gran Coupe, 5 Series Gt, 5 Series Saloon, 5 Series Touring. Published by the DVSA as R/2024/403 on 21 October 2024. Concern: Check Driver’s Airbag for Conversion Takata SDI & PSDI-5.

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DVSA referenceR/2024/403
Launched21 October 2024
MakeBMW (listed as BMW)
Manufacturer referenceBMW – 0032550300 0032790300 (SDI airbag) 0032570300 0032810300 (PSDI-5 airbag)
Vehicles listed576,269

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
6 Series Gran Coupe1,27521 September 201127 October 2017
5 Series GT4,76427 July 20092 February 2017
5 Series Saloon60,82210 December 200927 October 2016
5 Series Touring20,33420 May 201023 February 2017
6 Series Convertible1,53328 July 20104 September 2017
6 Series Coupe1,99522 February 201111 September 2017
X55,3165 April 20137 November 2017
X631811 May 20142 September 2017
1 Series Hatch 5DR132,23825 May 20118 November 2017
1 Series Hatch 3DR23,0456 March 20128 November 2017
2 Series Coupe7,8518 July 20138 November 2017
2 Series Convertible2,96424 November 20148 November 2017
X343,12117 May 201019 August 2017
X44,7286 March 20147 November 2017
3 Series Saloon79,5682 November 20118 November 2017
3 Series Touring22,95816 January 20128 November 2017
4 Series Coupe5,2197 May 20138 November 2017
4 Series Convertible2,56812 November 20138 November 2017
3 Series GT3,58816 November 20128 November 2017
4 Series Gran Coupe5,3572 December 20138 November 2017
2 Series Active Tourer1,64421 June 20178 November 2017
2 Series Gran Tourer1,29924 June 20178 November 2017
1 Series Hatch 3DR2,20126 February 200716 December 2011
X314,34613 October 200328 July 2006
X110030 November 20091 April 2015
1 Series Hatch 5DR14,63315 April 200429 June 2011
3 Series Saloon86,22215 October 20042 November 2011
3 Series Touring25,86222 April 200529 May 2012
1 Series Coupe2528 November 200726 August 2009
1 Series Convertible1486 March 200828 August 2009

Concern

Check Driver’s Airbag for Conversion Takata SDI & PSDI-5

Defect, as DVSA words it

Affected vehicles may have had a retrofit or conversion of the airbag using a previously recalled airbag variant which if deployed may do so with excessive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released this may cause serious injury possibly fatal to people in the vicinity. The original factory fitment airbag for the vehicle is not affected.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Vehicles will have the airbag checked and if necessary replaced.

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

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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: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

BMW elsewhere in this register

BMW is named on 269 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.

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