BMW X3 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 610613 · NHTSA communication 10149604 · issued May 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
"?Rear Washer Pump Continues to Operate with Key Off. The rear washer pump continues to run after the vehicle is locked or unlocked with the key off. In some cases, turning the ignition on stops the pump from running. CAUSE The JBE (Junction Box Electronics) module fails as a result of voltage spikes caused by the door locks. One or more of the following faults may be stored: 4.Replace the JBE per ISTA Repair Instruction 61 35 107, ""Removing and installing or replacing junction box * JBE - ""8020A8 Window washer pump, rear: short circuit to ground"" * IHKA - ""E71452 CAS interface (status, ce
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.