A recall does not mean your car is affected. Check the market, build date and VIN with the manufacturer.
- Engine / equipment
- BMW X1 (U11) and X3 (G45)
- Period mentioned
- X3 built from 27/3/2025 to 27/4/2026 and X1 with production date 4/5/2023 (US bulletin)
- Symptoms
- The windscreen wipers or the air-conditioning flaps work incorrectly or stop working; a wiper failure turns on a yellow warning light with the wiper fault message.
- Possible cause described
- The BCP control unit (Basic Central Platform), which runs the wipers and the air-conditioning actuators, can be damaged by excessive current in parts of its circuit board. BMW inspects the control unit and the wiper motor wiring and repairs or replaces them if needed (service action SIB 61 12 26).
- Check for the garage
- Check with the VIN at a BMW workshop whether action SIB 61 12 26 is still open.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; check whether the free recall remedy remains outstanding for the VIN.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.