NHTSA Recall 14V789000
NHTSA Campaign Id 14V789000; Date: Dec. 15, 2014
If the driver exits the vehicle without the transmission being in park, the vehicle could roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Recalled Vehicles:
2014 Mini Cooper; 2015 Mini Cooper; 2014 Mini Cooper S; 2015 Mini Cooper S
Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm, Pcm)
Manufactured by: Bmw Of North America, Llc
Affected Units:: 1,928
Recall Summary:
BMW of north America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Mini cooper hardtop 2 door, and cooper s hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured January 6, 2014, to October 17, 2014. During service appointments, dealers may have inadvertently reprogrammed the transmission control unit with software that may allow drivers to exit the vehicle when the transmission is not in park. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention. "
How to Fix:
Mini will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the transmission control module with the correct software, free of charge. The recall February 4, 2015. Owners can contact Mini customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Recall 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 4, 2015
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