Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V283000

Air bags: side/window: curtain

BMW of North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-05-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V283000

Air bags: side/window: curtain

Component
Air bags: side/window: curtain
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
76
Reported to NHTSA
2020-05-20
Owners notified
2020-07-17

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

If the safety systems do not deploy as intended in a roll over crash, it may increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer 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.

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

8 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
BMW X12020
BMW X22020
MINI Cooper2021 2020
MINI Cooper S2021 2020
MINI Cooper S Clubman2020
MINI JCW Convertible2021

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.