NHTSA Recall 15V450000
NHTSA Campaign Id 15V450000; Date: Jul. 17, 2015
If the side impact performance requirements are not met, rear seat passengers may be at a higher risk of injury during a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2014 Mini Cooper; 2015 Mini Cooper; 2014 Mini Cooper S; 2015 Mini Cooper S; 2015 Mini John Cooper Works
Component: Structure:body
Manufactured by: Bmw Of North America, Llc
Affected Units:: 30,456
Recall Summary:
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. "
How to Fix:
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.
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: Sep 4, 2015
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