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DVSA recall R/2025/405: BMW 3 Series Saloon PHEV, 7 Series Saloon PHEV, 7 Series Saloon LWB PHEV and 16 more

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Bmw 3 Series Saloon Phev, 7 Series Saloon Phev, 7 Series Saloon Lwb Phev, 5 Series Saloon Phev. Published by the DVSA as R/2025/405 on 27 October 2025. Concern: Replace the Engine Starter Motor.

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DVSA referenceR/2025/405
Launched27 October 2025
MakeBMW (listed as BMW)
Manufacturer referenceBMW - 0012550600 0012560600 0012570600 0012620600 0012820600 0012840600
Vehicles listed115,024

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
3 Series Saloon PHEV11,89826 October 201531 July 2018
7 Series Saloon PHEV23619 August 201622 February 2019
7 Series Saloon LWB PHEV23017 March 201620 February 2019
5 Series Saloon PHEV11,09727 February 201729 June 2020
5 Series LWB PHEV116 November 201816 November 2018
1 Series 5 Door Hatch8,54822 February 201729 May 2019
1 Series 3 Door Hatch76225 February 201713 May 2019
X318,41514 July 20175 November 2020
X43,38912 December 201715 December 2020
7 Series Saloon2016 June 201711 September 2018
7 Series Saloon LWB76 October 201714 December 2018
3 Series Saloon21,60420 February 201821 June 2021
3 Series Touring3,0475 February 201916 September 2020
4 Series Coupe595 December 201924 July 2020
4 Series Convertible211 February 202010 March 2020
Z42,67721 August 20181 September 2020
5 Series Saloon22,82118 August 20161 September 2020
5 Series Touring9,2442 February 201730 July 2020
6 Series GT9676 March 201825 June 2020

Concern

Replace the Engine Starter Motor

Defect, as DVSA words it

For affected vehicles there is a concern involving water ingress and corrosion to the starter motor for where a short circuit cannot be ruled out. It is strongly recommended to park the vehicle outdoors and not in the immediate vicinity of buildings until the repair has been carried out.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Replacement of the starter motor.

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 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.

The same concern: Replace the Engine Starter Motor

3 notices in this register name Replace the Engine Starter Motor. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.

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