Bmw Series 2, Series 3, Series 4, Series 5, Series 6, Series 7, X3, X4, X5, X6, Z4

The risk

The RSW22 starter with reinforced water tightness (RWT) may experience increased abrasion of the magnetic contact, causing deposits to build up at the lowest point inside the relay. These deposits may increase relay contact resistance, leading to starting failures or short circuits. If a short circuit occurs, either when attempting to start the vehicle or while driving due to vibration-related movement of the deposits, it could cause a thermal event and increase the risk of fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged

Measures taken

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: 07/07/2026

Models on CarsLore

The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.

• BMW 2 Series
• BMW 3 Series
• BMW 4 Series
• BMW 5 Series
• BMW 6 Series
• BMW 7 Series
• BMW X3
• BMW X4
• BMW X5
• BMW X6
• BMW Z4

Other fire alerts in 2026

79 of the 311 motor vehicle alerts published in 2026 concerned the same risk.

Who notified alerts in 2026

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2026

Other recalls for the same models

The same models in recall campaigns from NHTSA, Transport Canada, the EU Safety Gate and the Dutch RDW.

All recalls for this model: BMW 2 Series

More BMW alerts

259 EU Safety Gate alerts for BMW since 2006; the most were issued in 2019 (25).

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