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Defect Investigations of Mini Cooper

There have been 8 defect investigations conducted for the following Mini Cooper model year vehicles.

1 Steering hydraulic power assist system defect investigations of Mini Cooper vehicles

This investigation was opened on Sep. 24, 2010. It was closed on May. 10, 2011. Odi has received 339 complaints alleging an unexpected loss of power steering assist while driving the vehicle. When the power steering assist stops working, drivers experienced difficulty in steering and/or controlling the vehicle.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2004 BMW Mini Cooper, the 2004 Mini Cooper, the 2005 Mini Cooper, the 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible, the 2004 Mini Cooper S, the 2005 Mini Cooper S.
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2 Steering hydraulic power assist hose, piping, and connections defect investigations of Mini Cooper vehicles

This investigation was opened on Aug. 14, 2007. It was closed on Aug. 13, 2008. The office of defects investigation (odi) analyzed consumer complaints to BMW of north America, LLC (BMW)and to odi that alleged failures of the electrohydraulic power steering (ehps) used in model year 2002 through 2003 Mini cooper vehicles.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2002 Mini Cooper, the 2003 Mini Cooper, the 2002 Mini Cooper S, the 2003 Mini Cooper S.
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3 Steering electric power assist system defect investigations of Mini Cooper vehicles

This investigation was opened on Apr. 19, 2007. It was closed on Aug. 15, 2007. in response to an information request (ir) letter sent by the office of defects investigation (odi), BMW stated that the cause of the alleged defect is an insufficient seal of the ground cable of the power steering pump at its attachment to the chassis.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2002 Mini Cooper, the 2003 Mini Cooper, the 2002 Mini Cooper S, the 2003 Mini Cooper S.
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4 Side window air bags defect investigations of Mini Cooper vehicles

This investigation was opened on Sep. 27, 2005. It was closed on Mar. 1, 2006. In March 2006, BMW reissued a service bulletin first issued in September 2003, to Mini dealers regarding the repair procedure for improper wire crimps in approximately 31,500 model year 2002 and 2003 Mini cooper vehicles produced up to January 2003.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2002 Mini Cooper, the 2003 Mini Cooper, the 2003 Mini Cooper S.
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5 Side window air bags defect investigations of Mini Cooper vehicles

This investigation was opened on Sep. 19, 2005. It was closed on Oct. 6, 2005. Odi has granted the petition and has opened a preliminary evaluation (pe05-053) on illumination of air bag warning lamp on model year 2002 and 2003 Mini cooper vehicles.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2002 Mini Cooper, the 2003 Mini Cooper, the 2003 Mini Cooper S.
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6 Steering electric power assist system defect investigations of Mini Cooper vehicles

Odi has received 339 complaints alleging an unexpected loss of power steering assist while driving the vehicle. When the power steering assist stops working, drivers experienced difficulty in steering and/or controlling the vehicle.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2002 Mini Cooper, the 2003 Mini Cooper, the 2004 Mini Cooper, the 2005 Mini Cooper, the 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible, the 2002 Mini Cooper S, the 2003 Mini Cooper S, the 2004 Mini Cooper S, the 2005 Mini Cooper S, the 2005 Mini Cooper S Convertible.
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7 Equipment labels defect investigations of Mini Cooper vehicles

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Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2014 Mini Cooper, the 2015 Mini Cooper.
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8 Structure defect investigations of Mini Cooper vehicles

NHTSA is opening this aq to better understand and evaluate BMW's process(ES) for its notification procedures and for timely and efficient execution of its safety recall campaigns. In mid-2014, NHTSA's new car assessment program (ncap) had side impact moving deformable barrier (mdb) tests performed
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2014 Mini Cooper, the 2015 Mini Cooper, the 2014 Mini Cooper S, the 2015 Mini Cooper S, the 2015 Mini John Cooper Works.
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