BMW of North America, LLC: Air Bags › Frontal
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 6, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 91,800. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to November 28, 2006, and 2005-2008 MINI Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Convertible vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to July 31, 2008. Due to manufacturing, installation, and exposure issues, the front passenger seat occupant detection mat may not function properly and, as a result, the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.
The risk
An improperly functioning mat may cause the passenger frontal air bag to be inactive when the seat is occupied, and in the event of a crash, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the passenger's risk of injury.
The remedy
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. The recall began on October 12, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mini Cooper Convertible | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Mini Cooper Convertible | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Mini Cooper S Convertible | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Mini Cooper | 200 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2006 Mini Cooper Convertible | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mini Cooper S | 186 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2006 Mini Cooper S Convertible | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 Mini Cooper | 372 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible | 96 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 Mini Cooper S | 314 | 2 | 17 | 6 |
| 2005 Mini Cooper S Convertible | 61 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V205000.
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