This week’s recalls:
– BMW – starter-generator
– Volvo – Lights failure
– DS, Opel, Peugeot – fire risk
Overview of recalls in the 19th week of 2025
Seven recalls for 15 models of six makes were announced via EU Safety Gate in the 19th week of 2025. Two recalls for three models of two manufacturers were published by the German Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA).
Two recalls have been issued by BMW, and one each by Dodge, DS, Mini, Opel and Peugeot in the European Safety Gate system this week.
Suzuki and Volvo are all recalling through the German KBA.
- Isn’t that your car? See also the recent recalls of other makes.
Starter-generator
BMW is recalling 37,430 Model Series 3, 4, 5, X3 and X5 vehicles (see links in the table at the end of the article) produced between September 2024 and February 2025. The reason is a positive starter-generator battery cable that may have been poorly manufactured. When the electrical connection is loose, excessive transient resistance is created and the contact points can overheat, which can lead even to a vehicle fire.
Lights failure
In more than 7,000 Volvo XC90s built between August 2024 and January 2025, a fault in the headlight system may cause the low and high beams to fail for 2 to 3 seconds. A software update will suffice as a corrective measure in an authorised workshop.
Fuel lines
Several Stellantis automakers are recalling because of possible contact between the low-pressure fuel line and the ignition coil bolt. This could lead to damage, fuel leakage and subsequent fire. Nearly 3,000 DS, Opel and Peugeot cars may be affected (see links in table below).
Details on this week’s Rapex recalls can be found in the table below.
We write about the KBA recalls in the following articles:
- Suzuki Across and Swace require reprogramming of display
- Volvo XC90: Possible failure of low beam and high beam
- KBA Archive
What we’ve written about in recent weeks:
- Recalls for trailers of six brands. Don’t you have one of these? (week 18/25)
- Mitsubishi ASX under threat again from exhaust pipe cracks (week 17/25)
- Three Hyundai recalls for older and also later models (week 16/25)
- Battery software defect prompts Volvo, Peugeot and Chrysler recalls (week 15/25)
What did we write about a year ago:
- BMW, Citroën and Opel recall cars over ten years old (Week 18/24)
- German premium brands recall thousands of cars (week 17/24)
- Fire risk recalls reported by Honda, Mercedes and Porsche (week 16/24)
- Recalls for hundreds of thousands of Mercedes and BMWs (week 15/24)
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Rapex Recalls announced in the 19th week of 2025
| Make, Model (years) | Problem |
|---|---|
| BMW 3 series (2023 – 2025) | The positive battery cable of the starter-generator may not have been manufactured correctly. |
| BMW 4 series (2023 – 2025) | The positive battery cable of the starter-generator may not have been manufactured correctly. |
| BMW 5 series (2023 – 2025) | The positive battery cable of the starter-generator may not have been manufactured correctly. |
| BMW X3 (2023 – 2025) | The positive battery cable of the starter-generator may not have been manufactured correctly. |
| BMW X3 (2024 – 2025) | Insufficient tightening of the plus voltage cable (B+) to the starter-generator. |
| BMW X5 (2023 – 2025) | The positive battery cable of the starter-generator may not have been manufactured correctly. |
| Dodge Challenger (2023) | The vehicles have a misaligned left rear seat backrest lock. |
| DS4 (2024) | The low-pressure fuel line may touch the screw of the ignition coil. |
| Mini Aceman (2023 – 2024) | The high-voltage battery cell modules may not have been manufactured to specification. |
| Mini Cooper (2023 – 2024) | The high-voltage battery cell modules may not have been manufactured to specification. |
| Opel Astra (2024) | The low-pressure fuel line may touch the screw of the ignition coil. |
| Opel Grandland (2024) | The low-pressure fuel line may touch the screw of the ignition coil. |
| Peugeot 308 (2023 – 2025) | The low-pressure fuel line may touch the screw of the ignition coil. |
| Peugeot 408 (2024 – 2025) | The low-pressure fuel line may touch the screw of the ignition coil. |
| Peugeot 3008 (2024) | The low-pressure fuel line may touch the screw of the ignition coil. |
| Peugeot 5008 (2024) | The low-pressure fuel line may touch the screw of the ignition coil. |
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