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BMW - Programming control units (steering gear)

Official notice

9 Dec 2025

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - Programming control units (steering gear). Programming control units (steering gear) Published 2025-12-09.

What to do now

To ensure your vehicle is in perfect working order we would like to program the vehicles control units. This work will be free of charge.

Units affected

5,313

Recall number

R-2025-535

Official notice

2025-12-09

The hazard

Programming control units (steering gear)

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

X3

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW X3

Units affected

5,313

Risk / hazard

Programming control units (steering gear)

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Bmw

Phone

Not provided

Brand: BMW. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2025-535

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2025-535

Campaign number

0032840300

Units affected

5,313

Classification

DVSA recall R-2025-535

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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