Summary: When a 2006–2014 MINI Clubman loses its indicators and hazards, keeps its headlights or tail lights on, or has windows that open but will not close, the footwell module (FRM) is the likely cause. We repair your Clubman’s own module by post, test it under load and return it with its programming data kept, under a lifetime warranty.
This page is about the Clubman alone. How the module behaves across the wider BMW and MINI range is on our FRM3 footwell module repair page, and the convertible has its own page for the MINI Cabrio (2007–2015). All three sit within our body control module repairs.
- Car: MINI Clubman, 2006–2014
- Unit: the footwell module (FRM), which switches the lights and electric windows
- Tell-tale signs: dead indicators, lamps that stay on, windows that will not close, blown fuses
- Comes back: your own module, with its programming data kept
- Warranty: lifetime, on every repaired Clubman module
- What goes wrong when a Clubman’s footwell module fails?
- Is there a fault code for the Clubman footwell module?
- Which Clubmans and part numbers does this repair cover?
- What makes the Clubman’s FRM fail, and what is it mistaken for?
- Why repair the Clubman’s own module rather than buy another?
- What happens after you book the Clubman module in?
- MINI Clubman footwell module: questions we are asked
- Final thoughts
What goes wrong when a Clubman’s footwell module fails?
The footwell module stands between the Clubman’s stalks and switches and the lamps and motors they work. When it fails, the result is an odd mix: some functions go dead while others refuse to stop.
- Indicators not working
- Hazard warning lights not working
- Headlights staying on, or refusing to switch off
- Tail lights staying on
- No main beam
- Interior lights not working
- Electric windows not working, or opening but not always closing
- No communication with the FRM on a diagnostic tool
- Fuses blowing
Lamps that will not switch off flatten the battery once the car is parked, and a flat battery is one of the things that knocks the module over in the first place. Dead indicators and hazards are the more urgent problem: without them, other drivers cannot tell what you are about to do.
Is there a fault code for the Clubman footwell module?
No single code identifies it. What a scan stores depends on which functions the module has dropped and on the tool doing the reading, so treat any tidy one-code-per-fault list with caution. The combination of findings says far more.
| What you find | What it tends to mean | Before sending the module |
|---|---|---|
| The diagnostic tool gets no answer from the FRM | The module has stopped talking to the rest of the car | Make sure the battery is healthy and fully charged |
| Headlights, tail lights or main beam ignoring the switches | The module is no longer switching those lamps as asked | If only one lamp is affected, check that lamp first |
| A fuse on the lighting or window circuits blows again after replacement | Something on a circuit the module drives is drawing too much current | Have the wiring on that circuit checked as well as the module |
| A window moves one way but not the other | The module is not completing the command it has been given | Note which windows and which direction; it helps our testing |
Record every code, from the footwell module and from any other unit, before the memory is cleared, and add them to the repair form. A cleared fault memory tells nobody anything.
Sinspeed · MINI Clubman 2006–2014
Stuck lamps or silent indicators? Tell us whichList what has stopped, what will not switch off and any codes you have. We will say whether it reads as the footwell module before your garage takes anything out.
Load-tested on in-house HIL rigs · Programming data retained · Lifetime warranty on every repaired Clubman module
Which Clubmans and part numbers does this repair cover?
We repair the footwell module on Clubmans built from 2006 to 2014. The same module family is fitted across other BMW and MINI models, so the list below is shared between them: it holds the footwell module part numbers that have come through our workshop for repair.
Your module’s number is printed on its label. If you cannot find it here, the unit may still be one we can test and repair — put the number on the repair form and we will check it against your Clubman first.
| Part Numbers | Part Numbers |
|---|---|
| 61359390491 | 61359340339 |
| 61359308371 | 61359286887 |
| 61359263803 | 61359240533 |
| 61359241008 | 61359204536 |
| 61359187559 | 61359166708 |
| 61359159808 | 61359153779 |
| 61359224595 | 61359240527 |
| 61359249083 | 61353456588 |
| 61353456394 | 61359263800 |
| 61353456051 | 61359224589 |
| 61359241006 | 61359230450 |
| 61353457427 | 61353456034 |
| 61353456395 | 61359241005 |
| 61359240530 | 61359230447 |
| 61359230448 | 61359241007 |
| 61359249081 | 61359249080 |
| 61359224593 | 61359241002 |
| 61359230451 | 61359263797 |
| 61359224592 | 61359224594 |
| 61359230454 | 61359251487 |
| 61359263794 | 61359240523 |
| 61359224588 | 61359251486 |
| 61359249084 | 61359224618 |
| 61359230432 | 61359230433 |
| 61359224616 | 61359224617 |
| 61359224598 | 613592230445 |
| 61359230445 | 61359146058 |
| 61359263801 | 61359249082 |
| 61359230446 | 61359230438 |
| 61359240528 | 61359241004 |
| 61359340333 | 61359230453 |
| 61359390484 | 61359197159 |
| 61359390483 | 61359340331 |
| 61359230444 | 61359241011 |
| 61356827064 | 61359225496 |
| 61359269830 | 61359263798 |
| 61359240524 | 61353456587 |
| 61353457428 | 61353455895 |
| 61359249085 | 61353456393 |
| 61353457029 | 6135345730 |
| 61356827072 | 61353457429 |
| 61353457586 | 61359263791 |
| 61359224597 | 6135981387801 |
| 6135925148601 | 61359251486-01 |
| 6135922459401 | 61359224594-01 |
| 6135345739201 | 61353457392-01 |
| 61359287250 | 61359230455 |
| 63159263793 | 61359263793 |
| 61359251489 | 61359383050 |
| 61359269815 | 5350538C200 |
| 61353457528 | 61353456988 |
| 61353456987 | 61359241012 |
| 61359242522 | 61359249086 |
| 61353455896 | 61353457526 |
| 61353456952 | 61359308361 |
| 61359240529 | 61353457426 |
| 61359241003 | 61353456586 |
| 61359240532 | 61359224596 |
| 61359287251 | 6135345639401 |
| 6135926983001 | 61359249074 |
| 61353457390 | 61353457390 |
| 61353457389 | 61353457389 |
| 61353456951 | 61359224590 |
| 61353456986 | 61353457587 |
| 61353457402 | 61353457400 |
| 61359224591 | 61359249092 |
| 61353457031 | 61353457401 |
| 61353457403 | 61353457387 |
| 61353456953 | 61353457596 |
What makes the Clubman’s FRM fail, and what is it mistaken for?
A bad day for the battery. The module does not tolerate an unstable supply. A flat battery, a jump start, a battery swap or a voltage dip while other work is under way can leave it unresponsive at a stroke, which is why owners can usually name the day the trouble began.
Water in the cabin. The unit sits low down, where water from a leaking seal collects — or from a window that would not close. Damp corrodes the unit and its connector slowly, so these faults tend to come and go before they settle in. The leak needs curing too, or the repaired module goes back into the wet.
A short on a circuit it drives. The lamps and window motors draw their current through the module. The same short that blows a fuse also loads the module beyond what it was designed to carry.
Heat and constant switching. Every journey means lamps and motors being switched on and off, through hot summers and cold starts, and a 2014 car is the newest this page covers.
Because the module sits between switch and load, its failure passes for something else. A headlight that will not go off looks like a sticking stalk; a window that stops looks like a tired motor; a blown fuse looks like a wiring fault, and sometimes is one. On our rig, with each output under simulated load, the module either drives the circuit or it does not, and the guesswork ends there.
Why repair the Clubman’s own module rather than buy another?
A footwell module is set up for the car it lives in. Your own unit, repaired, keeps its programming data and needs no programming when it goes back in. A new or second-hand module has to be coded to your Clubman before it will behave.
| Your Clubman’s module, repaired | A replacement module | |
|---|---|---|
| At refit | No programming; its data is kept through the repair | Has to be coded to your Clubman first |
| History | The unit that came out of your car | Used: unknown. New: none, but the same design |
| Known weak points | Reinforced during the repair | Carried over as built |
| Warranty | Lifetime, from us | Down to the supplier |
We rebuild with high-quality components to OE specification, strengthening the module’s known weak points rather than copying them into a fresh unit.
What happens after you book the Clubman module in?
- Book it online
Give the repair form your Clubman’s year, the faults you have noticed, any stored codes and the number from the module label. If it all began after battery work or a jump start, say so.
- Your garage removes and posts it
You or your garage take the module out and send it to us, packed so it cannot shift in transit and with the connector kept clean and dry.
- Tested before anything is touched
It goes onto our Hardware-in-the-Loop rigs, which recreate the heat, vibration and electrical load it meets in the car, so we see which outputs it drives and which it drops.
- Repaired, then tested again
Our engineers repair it at circuit level in a cleanroom-standard workshop, and it goes back on the rig for a second full check with dealer-level diagnostic tools.
- Plugged back in
It comes home with its programming data intact. Your garage refits it and clears the stored faults, and the lifetime warranty applies from there.
MINI Clubman footwell module: questions we are asked
My Clubman’s headlights stay on after I lock it. Is that the footwell module?
It is one of the classic signs, especially alongside dead indicators or interior lights. The module switches the lamps, so when it stops obeying the switches the lights can stay lit. Act quickly: lamps left on overnight will flatten the battery.
A fuse keeps blowing on my Clubman. Should I send the footwell module?
Blown fuses are among the faults we see with these modules, but a fuse also blows when the wiring on a circuit is shorted. Have the circuit checked alongside the module; if the short is in the wiring, a repaired module would only meet the same load again.
Will my Clubman need programming once the repaired module is refitted?
No. The programming data stays in the module throughout the repair, so it goes back in as your car’s own unit. Your garage refits it and clears the stored faults. It is a new or second-hand module that needs coding.
One window opens but will not close. Is the car safe to leave?
Not for long. An open window leaves the Clubman insecure and lets rain in, and water reaching the footwell is one of the things that damages this module. Cover the opening, then have the module tested.
Is this the same repair as on your FRM3 and Cabrio pages?
It is the same footwell module family and the same repair process. The FRM3 page covers the module across BMW and MINI, and the MINI Cabrio (2007–2015) has its own page. This one focuses on what we see on the Clubman.
Final thoughts
On a 2006–2014 Clubman, faults that look unrelated — indicators gone, a headlight that will not switch off, a window stuck open — usually share one cause. Look at what the faults have in common before you look at the parts.
Check the battery, write down the codes and the number on the module’s label, and have the footwell module tested before anyone buys a stalk, a window motor or a second-hand unit. A repaired module keeps everything your Clubman has already been set up with.
Sinspeed · Clubman footwell repair
Keep your Clubman’s own module and have it repairedBook online, have the module posted to us, and get it back tested and ready to plug in, with its programming data untouched.
Rebuilt to OE specification · High-quality components, weak points reinforced · Lifetime warranty