Mini recall: Air bags
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured February 25, 2014, to May 16, 2015, 2014-2015 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to May 9, 2015, 2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 door vehicles manufactured October 17, 2014, to June 2, 2015, and 2015 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 4 door vehicles manufactured November 24, 2014, to June 11, 2015. During a service appointment, the affected vehicles received replacement front passenger seat cushions (which contain integral Capacitive Interior Sensing (CIS) functions). The CIS functions may have been incorrectly calibrated, and if so, would cause impaired occupant classification and thus inappropriate air bag activation/deactivation.
What could happen
Inappropriate air bag activation/deactivation can increase the risk of occupant injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
The fix
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front passenger seat cushion, free of charge. The recall began on December 28, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525 .
Vehicles covered
- Mini Cooper 2014–2015
- Mini Cooper S 2014–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V739000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- BMW Of North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 9, 2015
- Owners notified
- Dec 28, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 38
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Mar 28, 2014 to Jun 11, 2015
- Part
- Air bags › Sensor › Occupant classification; Seats
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Bmw / Mini / Rolls-Royce recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Jul 1, 2026
- Bmw / Mini / Rolls-Royce recall: Electronic stability control (esc) Sep 18, 2024
- Bmw / Mini / Rolls-Royce recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Feb 12, 2024
- Mini recall: Electrical system May 11, 2023
- Bmw / Mini / Rolls-Royce and more recall: Seat belts Jul 21, 2021
- Bmw / Mini recall: Air bags May 20, 2020
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.