Bmw / Mini recall: Air bags
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
If the safety systems do not deploy as intended in a roll over crash, it may increase the risk of injury.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Bmw X1 2020
- Bmw X2 2020
- Mini Cooper 2020–2021
- Mini Cooper S 2020–2021
- Mini Cooper S Clubman 2020
- Mini Jcw Convertible 2021
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 20V283000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- BMW Of North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 20, 2020
- Owners notified
- Jul 17, 2020
- Vehicles or items affected
- 76
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Air bags › Side/window › Curtain; Air bags › Air bag/restraint control module; Air bags
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 and more recall: Seat belts Jul 21, 2021
- Bmw / Mini / Rolls-Royce recall: Engine and engine cooling Apr 18, 2018
- Mini recall: Engine and engine cooling Jan 11, 2012
- Mini recall: Electrical system May 25, 2011
- Bmw / Mini recall: Seat belts Sep 17, 2025
- Bmw / Mini / Rolls-Royce recall: Electronic stability control (esc) Sep 18, 2024
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.