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BMW Series 3 recalls

12 official recall campaigns for the BMW Series 3, published by vehicle safety authorities in Chile, Germany, France and Vietnam, covering model years 1997–2026. The most recent was issued in 2026 (3 that year). A recall applies to specific build dates and VINs, so check yours before assuming it's affected — or not.

• 12 campaigns
• 8 rated high risk
• Latest: 2026
• 🇨🇱 Chile
• 🇩🇪 Germany
• 🇫🇷 France
• 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Common BMW Series 3 recall issues

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

• Airbags 3

BMW Series 3 recalls by year

• 2026 · 3
• 2025 · 2
• 2023 · 1
• 2022 · 1
• 2019 · 1
• 2017 · 1
• 2016 · 2
• 2014 · 1

BMW Series 3 recalls in 2026 (3)

• BMW series 2, series 3, series 4 — safety recall (France) 2026-10-01 🇫🇷 France sr/02180/26
  High risk
• BMW Series 2, Series 3 — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, FR) 2026-08-07 🇫🇷 France · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2020–2026 SR/02180/26 / 0012770600, 0012780600, 0012790600
  High risk
• BMW 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES COUPE, X3 — Replace the Driver’s Airbag – Takata PSDI-5 (UK) 2026-01-12 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2006–2011 R/2025/327
  High risk

BMW Series 3 recalls in 2025 (2)

• BMW 3 SERIES, X5, X6 — Takata Driver and/or Passenger Airbag Recall (Global VINs) (UK) 2025-12-18 🇬🇧 UK Model years 1997–2006 R/2025/349
  High risk
• BMW 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, X3 — Replace the Engine Starter Motor (UK) 2025-10-27 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2017–2019 R/2025/405
  Medium

BMW Series 3 recalls in 2023 (1)

• BMW 4 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, 3 SERIES GT — A possible degradation of the propellant tablets could lead to an over-aggressive combustion in the event the airbag is activated which may ca 2023-01-24 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2013–2015 R/2023/016
  High risk

BMW Series 3 recalls in 2022 (1)

• BMW 5 SERIES SALOON, X1, 3 SERIES TOURING — The exhaust gas recirculation cooler may leak over time and cause thermal incident (UK) 2022-08-01 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2011–2016 R/2022/206
  High risk

BMW Series 3 recalls in 2019 (1)

• BMW Series 3 E90/E93 — safety recall (Vietnam) 2019-08-13 🇻🇳 Vietnam THSP/2019/32
  Medium

BMW Series 3 recalls in 2017 (1)

• BMW Series 3 — safety recall (Chile) 2017-11-29 🇨🇱 Chile Model years 2000–2003 603
  High risk

BMW Series 3 recalls in 2016 (2)

• BMW Series 1, Series 2 — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2016-12-09 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2011–2016 A12/1587/16
  High risk
• BMW Series 3 — safety recall (Vietnam) 2016-09-28 🇻🇳 Vietnam THSP/2016/26
  Medium

BMW Series 3 recalls in 2014 (1)

• BMW Series 3, Series 5 — safety recall (Vietnam) 2014-02-28 🇻🇳 Vietnam THSP/2014/01
  Medium

BMW Series 3 recalls by country

How to check if your BMW Series 3 has a recall

A recall covers specific build dates and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), not every BMW Series 3 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: DVSA (UK), RappelConso (France), SERNAC (Chile), KBA (Germany).
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.

Other BMW models with recalls

• X5 recalls 530
• X3 recalls 459
• X6 recalls 356
• X1 recalls 318
• X4 recalls 188
• 3 Series recalls 142
• X7 recalls 142
• 5 Series recalls 124
• M3 recalls 115
• Z4 recalls 97
• M5 recalls 93
• IX recalls 92
• 3 recalls 89
• I7 recalls 87
• 3 Serie recalls 84
• X2 recalls 84
• I4 recalls 80
• IX1 recalls 78