BMW of North America, LLC: Air Bags › Side/Window › Curtain
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on May 20, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 76. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 X1 xDrive28i, X1 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i and X2 sDrive28i, 2020 MINI Clubman Cooper S All4, 2021 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and Cooper S E) and MINI Hardtop 4 Door (Cooper and Cooper S) vehicles. Due to a problem with the rollover sensor within the air bag control unit, in the event of a rollover crash, the head air bag, seat belt pretensioners and other safety systems, may not activate.
The risk
If the safety systems do not deploy as intended in a roll over crash, it may increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control unit, free of charge. The recall began July 17, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Mini Cooper | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 Mini Cooper S | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Mini JCW Convertible | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW X1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 BMW X2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Mini Cooper | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 Mini Cooper S | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Mini Cooper S Clubman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 20V283000.
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