Service bulletins for the 2012 BMW X3
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
349 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Heating and air conditioning are shown. Show all
| B650709 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Whistling Noise Coming from the Center Vent - A/C is Off . A very high pitched whistling or beeping noise is heard coming from the center vents. The flow of refrigerant through the expansion valve at certain temperature differentials. |
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| B840716 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ?After programming with ISTA/P 3.55.0 or a more recent version, the customer can no longer send ?Edit start time? signal for climate control system can only send an ?Activate now? signal for climate control system. |
| 640314 | 2018-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B64 03 14 dated October 2014. designates changes to this revision SUBJECT A/C Operation: Reduced or No Airflow After Long Drive. The customer complains of reduced air-conditioning air flow when driving for a long period, usually greater than 30 minutes. This time varies based on outside temperature and humidity. The A/C low-pressure lines and evaporator are starting to freeze up. |
| CSC-512911 | 2012-07-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. BMW: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFECT IN THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER THAT FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.