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BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer recalls

DVSA has published 5 safety recalls that name the BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer since 2022, 5 of them since 2020. Between them they cover at least 339,347 UK vehicles of this model.

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All BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer recalls, newest first

  1. 1 SERIES, 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 2 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER, 3 SERIES, 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 3 SERIES COUPE, 3 SERIES GT, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 5 SERIES GT, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 6 SERIES COUPE, 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE, M2, M3, M4 CONVERTIBLE, M4 COUPE, X1, X3, X4, X5, X5M, X6, X6M · takata driver and/or passenger airbag recall (global vins)

    18 Dec 2025 · R/2025/349

    Affected vehicles are already included in Safety Recalls within the markets they have previously resided in. The vehicles may be fitted with a driver and/or passenger airbag/s which if deployed may do so with excessive force causing sharp metal fragments to be released this may cause serious injury which could prove fatal to people in the vicinity.

    Fix: Vehicles will have the affected airbags checked and if necessary replaced.

    129 vehicles · built 19 Sep 2014 to 7 Nov 2017

  2. 1 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 1 SERIES COUPE, 1 SERIES HATCH 3DR, 1 SERIES HATCH 5DR, 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 2 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER, 3 SERIES GT, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 5 SERIES GT, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 6 SERIES COUPE, 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE, X1, X3, X4, X5, X6 · check driver’s airbag for conversion takata sdi & psdi-5

    21 Oct 2024 · R/2024/403

    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.

    Fix: Vehicles will have the airbag checked and if necessary replaced.

    1,299 vehicles · built 24 Jun 2017 to 8 Nov 2017

  3. 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER, X1 · on some diesel vehicles glycol leakage from the egr-cooler may occur. in very rare cases this could lead to the melting of the intake manifold and in very rare cases result in a possible fire.

    19 Jun 2023 · R/2023/172

    On some diesel vehicles glycol leakage from the EGR-Cooler may occur. In very rare cases this could lead to the melting of the Intake manifold and in very rare cases result in a possible fire.

    Fix: Initial warning letter with advice to be sent with follow up Letter to call in vehicles for rectification work to be carried out on the affected vehicles once parts are available. The EGR cooler will be replaced with an optimised component.

    4,923 vehicles · built 24 Feb 2015 to 1 Mar 2018

  4. 1 SERIES 3 DOOR HATCH, 1 SERIES 5 DOOR HATCH, 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 2 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER, 3 SERIES GT, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 5 SERIES GT, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 6 SERIES COUPE, 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE, M2, M3, M4 CONVERTIBLE, M4 COUPE, X1, X3, X4, X5, X5M, X6, X6M · a possible degradation of the propellant tablets could lead to an over-aggressive combustion in the event the airbag is activated which may cause the inflator body to rupture.

    24 Jan 2023 · R/2023/016

    A possible degradation of airbag propellant tablets could lead to an over-aggressive combustion in the event the airbag is activated which may cause the inflator body to rupture.

    Fix: On affected vehicles the drivers airbag module will be replaced.

    10,251 vehicles · built 7 Nov 2014 to 23 Jun 2017

  5. 1 SERIES, 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, 2 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 2 SERIES COUPE, 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER, 3 SERIES GRAN TOURISMO, 3 SERIES SALOON, 3 SERIES TOURING, 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 4 SERIES COUPE, 4 SERIES GRAN COUPE, 5 SERIES SALOON, 5 SERIES TOURING, 6 SERIES GT, 7 SERIES SALOON, 7 SERIES SALOON LWB, 8 SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 8 SERIES COUPE, 8 SERIES GRAN COUPE, X1, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 · undetected egr system leaks may cause thermal activity in the intake manifold

    22 Aug 2022 · R/2022/255

    Undetected EGR System leaks may cause thermal activity in the intake manifold.

    Fix: The engine management control unit (DDE) will be programmed with improved software incorporating the latest OBD functionality.

    322,745 vehicles · built 26 Mar 2015 to 1 Mar 2018

Other BMW models

Source: DVSA recalls register, check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk, copy dated 6 Sep 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. A recall is listed here when DVSA names this model in it; the build dates on each recall say which cars it covers, and a registration check confirms your own.