- Vehicles
- 47,806
- Built between
- Jun 2007 – Nov 2011
- Models
- 21
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 June 2018
- Repaired
- 66%
- Unrepaired
- 15,444
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2007 and November 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011-2012 BMW 550IBuilt April 2010 to September 2011
- 2010-2012 BMW 550I Gran TurismoBuilt July 2009 to September 2011
- 2012 BMW 650IBuilt December 2010 to October 2011
- 2009-2012 BMW 750IBuilt October 2008 to September 2011
- 2009-2012 BMW 750LIBuilt October 2008 to September 2011
- 2009-2012 BMW 760LIBuilt October 2008 to September 2011
- 2012 BMW Active Hybrid 7Built September 2010 to September 2011
- 2011 BMW Activehybrid 7Built September 2010 to September 2011
- 2010-2012 BMW X5Built July 2009 to November 2011
- 2010-2012 BMW X5 MBuilt July 2009 to November 2011
- 2008-2012 BMW X6Built November 2007 to November 2011
- 2010-2011 BMW X6 Activehybrid SACBuilt September 2009 to September 2011
- 2008-2012 BMW X6 MBuilt November 2007 to November 2011
- 2007-2012 Mini Cooper SBuilt June 2007 to September 2011
- 2008-2012 Mini Cooper S ClubmanBuilt January 2008 to September 2011
- 2011-2012 Mini Cooper S ConvertibleBuilt October 2010 to September 2011
- 2011-2012 Mini Cooper S CountrymanBuilt January 2011 to September 2011
- 2007-2012 Mini JCWBuilt June 2007 to September 2011
- 2008-2012 Mini JCW ClubmanBuilt January 2008 to September 2011
- 2011-2012 Mini JCW ConvertibleBuilt October 2010 to September 2011
- 2010-2012 Rolls-Royce GhostBuilt January 2010 to September 2011
Repair progress
15,444 of 47,806 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2019.
66% repaired — 31,460 of 47,806 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 902
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 BMW 550i, 550i xDrive, 550i Gran Turismo, 550i Gran Turismo xDrive, 750i, 750Li, 750i xDrive, 750Li xDrive, 760Li, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, X6 xDrive50i, X6 M, ActiveHybrid7, MINI Cooper S Convertible, John Cooper Works (JCW) Convertible, Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman ALL4, Cooper S, JCW, Cooper S Clubman, JCW Clubman, Cooper S Roadster, JCW Roadster, Cooper S Coupe, JCW Coupe and Rolls-Royce Ghost, 2011 BMW X6 Hybrid and 2012 BMW 650i Coupe, 650i xDrive Coupe, 650i Convertible and 650i xDrive Convertible vehicles. The electric auxiliary water pump may fail and cause the circuit board to overheat.
What could happen
If the circuit board were to overheat, it can increase the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric auxiliary water pump, free of charge. Depending on the model, there are currently limited parts available, however not all parts are available at this time. Owners will be notified of the recall beginning June 11, 2018, and will receive a second notification when remedy parts become available.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2007 to November 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 April 2018
- Owners notified15 June 2018
- Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 66% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 18 April 2018.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact BMW customer service at BMW 1-800-525-7417, MINI at 1-866-825-1525, or Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735. Note: BMW recommends that owners park their vehicle outdoors until the recall remedy has been performed.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.