Vehicle recall R/2019/057

BMW 7 Series and others recall: Auxiliary water pump's electronic circuit board could lead to a short circuit

DVSA recall R/2019/057 names the BMW 7 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 6 Series, BMW X5, MINI Cooper and One and BMW X6. It was launched 1 March 2019. It covers vehicles built 5 January 2007 to 22 October 2011.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2019/057
Launched: 1 March 2019
Issued by: BMW
Manufacturer reference: 0011150500 0011160500
Vehicles: 5,866 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The auxiliary water pump may short circuit causing a thermal incident.

The fix

The Auxiliary Water Pump of the affected vehicles will be replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 5,866.
Model	Built
BMW 5 Series	2 July 2010 to 26 August 2011
BMW 5 Series	29 September 2010 to 25 May 2011
BMW 5 Series	1 February 2011 to 22 March 2011
BMW 6 Series	21 December 2010 to 2 September 2011
BMW 6 Series	22 February 2011 to 31 August 2011
BMW 7 Series	11 November 2008 to 5 September 2011
BMW 7 Series	5 May 2009 to 1 August 2011
BMW 7 Series	2 December 2010 to 5 July 2011
BMW X5	27 August 2009 to 22 October 2011
BMW X6	2 October 2008 to 22 October 2011
MINI Cooper and One (MINI)	5 January 2007 to 23 September 2011
MINI Cooper and One (MINI)	20 August 2009 to 23 September 2011
MINI Cooper and One (MINI)	28 October 2010 to 23 September 2011
MINI Cooper and One (MINI)	19 January 2011 to 30 September 2011
MINI Cooper and One (MINI)	19 May 2011
MINI Cooper and One (MINI)	11 July 2011 to 23 September 2011

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2019/086 Potential rupture of driver front air bag inflator 22 March 2019, BMW 5 Series, BMW X5, BMW 3 Series
R/2019/091 Incorrect tightening torque of left front seat fixing bolts 22 March 2019, BMW X5
R/2019/018 The idler pulley bolt could become loosened over time 1 February 2019, BMW X6, BMW X5
R/2018/341 Exhaust gas recirculation module cooler could leak 7 December 2018, BMW 6 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 1 Series and others
R/2018/258 Exhaust gas recirculation cooler could potentially leak over time 5 November 2018, BMW 2 Series, BMW X3, BMW 5 Series and others
R/2019/192 Movements of the connector of the blower regulator wiring harness could lead to frictional corrosion 1 July 2019, BMW X6, BMW X5

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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