NHTSA Recall 15V628000
NHTSA Campaign Id 15V628000; Date: Oct. 7, 2015
In the event of a vehicle crash, an air bag that does not deploy properly increases the risk of injury to the front seat passenger.
Recalled Vehicles:
2014 BMW I3; 2015 BMW I3; 2014 Mini Cooper; 2015 Mini Cooper; 2016 Mini Cooper; 2014 Mini Cooper S; 2015 Mini Cooper S; 2016 Mini Cooper S; 2015 Mini John Cooper Works; 2016 Mini John Cooper Works
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Bmw Of North America, Llc
Affected Units:: 6,073
Recall Summary:
BMW of north America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Mini cooper s and Mini cooper two-door vehicles, 2015-2016 Mini john cooper works and Mini cooper s and Mini cooper four-door vehicles and 2014-2015 BMW i3 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the passenger frontal air bag may not deploy properly in a low speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 208, "occupant crash protection. "
How to Fix:
Mini and BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2015. Owners may contact Mini customer service at 1-866-825-1525 and BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
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: Nov 25, 2015
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