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BMW 525I recalls

18 official recall campaigns for the BMW 525I, published by vehicle safety authorities in Colombia, Japan, South Korea and United States, covering model years 2000–2013. The most recent was issued in 2026. A recall applies to specific build dates and VINs, so check yours before assuming it's affected — or not.

• 18 campaigns
• 18 rated high risk
• Latest: 2026
• 🇨🇴 Colombia
• 🇯🇵 Japan
• 🇰🇷 South Korea
• 🇺🇸 United States

Common BMW 525I recall issues

The parts and failures that come up most often in these campaigns.

• Airbags 9
• Engine 4

BMW 525I recalls by year

• 2026 · 1
• 2024 · 1
• 2022 · 2
• 2019 · 7
• 2018 · 1
• 2017 · 3
• 2016 · 1
• 2015 · 1
• 2013 · 1

BMW 525I recalls in 2026 (1)

• BMW 525i ツーリング, 530i ツーリング — safety recall (Japan) 2026-05-21 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2003 リ外-4148
  High risk

BMW 525I recalls in 2024 (1)

• BMW 130i, 135i クーペ — safety recall (Japan) 2024-12-09 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2009–2011 リ外-3888
  High risk

BMW 525I recalls in 2022 (2)

• BMW 128i, 323i — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-08-26 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2004–2013 car.go.kr 4460
  High risk
• BMW 130i, 323i — safety recall (Japan) 2022-06-13 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2004–2011 リ外-3426
  High risk

BMW 525I recalls in 2019 (7)

• BMW 525i, 525i ツーリング — safety recall (Japan) 2019-07-25 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2000–2003 リ外-2892
  High risk
• BMW 130i, 323i — safety recall (Japan) 2019-06-17 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2004–2005 リ外-2869
  High risk
• BMW 128i, 323i — safety recall (South Korea) 2019-04-29 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2004–2011 car.go.kr 3086
  High risk
• BMW Z4, 530XI, 525I — Engine And Engine Cooling: Exhaust System: Emission Control: Crankcase (Pcv) (US) 2019-04-04 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2006 19V273000
  High risk
• BMW 520d, 520i — safety recall (South Korea) 2019-02-13 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2000–2003 car.go.kr 2994
  High risk
• BMW X5 44i, X5 30i, X5 30D — safety recall (Colombia) 2019-01-28 🇨🇴 Colombia Model years 2000–2003 SIC 23-351387
  High risk
• DO NOT DRIVE — BMW 540I, 525I, X5 SAV — Air Bags: Frontal: Driver Side: Inflator Module (US) 2019-01-14 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2000–2004 19V015000
  High risk

BMW 525I recalls in 2018 (1)

• BMW 130i, 323i — safety recall (Japan) 2018-05-10 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2005–2011 リ外-2623
  High risk

BMW 525I recalls in 2017 (3)

• BMW 328I, 128I, X5 — Engine And Engine Cooling: Exhaust System: Emission Control: Crankcase (Pcv) (US) 2017-10-30 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2007–2011 17V683000
  High risk
• BMW 330XI, 325I, 530XI — Air Bags: Sensor: Occupant Classification (US) 2017-07-06 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2006 17V428000
  High risk
• BMW 318i, 318i ツーリング — safety recall (Japan) 2017-03-03 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2000–2003 リ外-2450
  High risk

BMW 525I recalls in 2016 (1)

• BMW 316i, 318ti — safety recall (Japan) 2016-01-26 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2002–2006 リ外-2290
  High risk

BMW 525I recalls in 2015 (1)

• DO NOT DRIVE — BMW 325XI, 325I, 325CI — Air Bags: Frontal: Driver Side: Inflator Module (US) 2015-05-28 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2002–2006 15V318000
  High risk

BMW 525I recalls in 2013 (1)

• BMW 760I, 750I, 530I — Air Bags: Sensor: Occupant Classification (US) 2013-11-12 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2006–2007 13V564000
  High risk

BMW 525I recalls by country

How to check if your BMW 525I has a recall

A recall covers specific build dates and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), not every BMW 525I on the road. To see whether yours is affected:

1. Look up your VIN or registration on the official recall checker for the country where the car is registered: MLIT (Japan), NHTSA (United States), MOLIT (South Korea).
2. Ask an authorised BMW dealer: recall repairs are free, including on used cars and cars serviced elsewhere.
3. Add the car to your watched vehicles on Recaller Book and get an email when a new campaign is published for it.

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