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BMW M2 safety recalls

Every road vehicle recall DVSA lists for the BMW M2 since 1992: what the problem is, how it is put right, how many vehicles it covers and when they were built. Newest first.

Recalls for the BMW M2. Also see car recalls by year and make.

Last updated
Records analysed
4 recalls matched to this model
Methodology
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  • Recalls since 1992 4 launched 2020 to 2025
  • Most recent 18 December 2025 DVSA recall R/2025/349
  • Recalls 2016 to 2025 4 launched in those ten years
  • Busiest year 2020 1 recalls launched

Does a recall affect your BMW M2?

Not every BMW M2 is affected. Each recall covers cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, which DVSA’s file does not list in full. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check with its registration, or ask the manufacturer or a dealer, who can check the VIN.

BMW M2 recalls by year

Recalls launched each year, 2020 to 2026

2020 had the most, with 1. A count of recalls is not a measure of safety: one recall can cover a handful of cars or tens of thousands.

BMW M2 safety recalls by year of launch
Year Recalls
’20 1
’21 0
’22 0
’23 1
’24 1
’25 1
’26 0

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Every BMW M2 recall, newest first

2025 1 recall

Takata Driver and/or Passenger Airbag Recall (Global VINs)

Launched 18 December 2025 DVSA recall R/2025/349 Manufacturer ref. TBC – Multiple Takata Global Recalls

Defect
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.
Remedy
Vehicles will have the affected airbags checked and if necessary replaced.
Vehicles affected
48 M2 vehicles
Built
21 May 2015 to 2 Jun 2017

2024 1 recall

Replace the Passenger Airbag

Launched 24 September 2024 DVSA recall R/2024/428 Manufacturer ref. 0072660200

Defect
On certain vehicles the passenger airbag may not have had the seam sewn according to the specifications.
Remedy
Replacement of the passenger airbag
Vehicles affected
1 M2 vehicle
Built
22 Jul 2024

2023 1 recall

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.

Launched 24 January 2023 DVSA recall R/2023/016 Manufacturer ref. 0032390300 0032420300

Defect
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.
Remedy
On affected vehicles the drivers airbag module will be replaced.
Vehicles affected
1,509 M2 vehicles
Built
1 Dec 2015 to 28 Jun 2017

2020 1 recall

The damping elements may be missing from some injectors which could affect fuel lines and lead to leaks

Launched 7 December 2020 DVSA recall R/2020/352 Manufacturer ref. 0013270300

Defect
On affected vehicles the damping elements may be missing from some injectors which could affect fuel lines and lead to leaks.
Remedy
Check and install/replace damping elements. Replace high pressure fuel rail if necessary.
Vehicles affected
24 across everything the recall covers
Built
1 Jul 2020 to 31 Aug 2020
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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Safety recalls Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring 		January 1992 to September 2026 4 recalls matched to this model 15 September 2026
  • Road vehicle recalls (DVSA numbers starting R/) whose model names match the BMW M2. DVSA records some recalls under a range or chassis name we cannot match, so this list may be incomplete.
  • Vehicles affected is the number the manufacturer reported to DVSA. When one recall covers several models, DVSA often gives only the total.
  • Build dates are the periods the manufacturer gave. Some recalls have none. VINs are not shown.
  • Concerns written in capitals have been put in sentence case, and apostrophes lost in DVSA’s file have been put back. The text is otherwise DVSA’s.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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