Medium DVSA Vehicles
Bmw recalls X3 — Programming control units (steering gear)
Full details on the official government website →
⚠ What You Should Do
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.
Recall Details
Defect: A quality check has revealed a potential issue with the steering gear software program which monitors the function of two sensors and compares the signals. In the vehicles concerned due to an error in the software the failure of a sensor may not always be detected correctly. When a failure has been detected correctly the driver is notified of it by a Check Control message on the Central Display and minimal change to steering feel.
Remedy: 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.
Vehicles affected: 5313
DVSA Recall Reference: R/2025/535
Make: BMW | Model: X3
To check if your specific vehicle is affected, visit the DVSA vehicle recall checker, select your vehicle make and model, and look for recall reference R/2025/535.
Why This Product Is Dangerous
A quality check has revealed a potential issue with the steering gear software program which monitors the function of two sensors and compares the signals. In the vehicles concerned due to an error in the software the failure of a sensor may not always be detected correctly. When a failure has been detected correctly the driver is notified of it by a Check Control message on the Central Display and minimal change to steering feel.