Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V450000

Structure: body

BMW of North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-07-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V450000

Structure: body

Component
Structure: body
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
30,456
Reported to NHTSA
2015-07-17
Owners notified
2015-09-04

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door vehicles and 2015 MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop 2 Door vehicles. The affected vehicles do not meet the side impact performance requirements for the rear seat passengers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Safety risk

If the side impact performance requirements are not met, rear seat passengers may be at a higher risk of injury during a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

MINI will notify owners, and dealers will install additional energy absorption material between the rear interior side panels and the exterior vehicle body, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525. Note: this recall supersedes 14V-815.

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.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
MINI Cooper2015 2014
MINI Cooper S2015 2014
MINI John Cooper Works2015

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.