Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2007 Mini Cooper

I was informed by my Mini service department that the passenger side air bag sensor located under the passenger seat was malfunctioning and needed to be replaced. This exact part has been the cause of a recall for Minis made the same year as mine, but my car is not included in the recall. This is obviously the same problem that generated the recall. I cannot afford to make this repair myself, and neither the Mini dealer nor Mini corporate has been helpful in resolving this issue. I feel that my car should be included in this recall and therefore should be repaired at no cost to me. I'd like to request that my car be included in the recall officially, so that I can complete these repairs. Otherwise, I risk driving unsafely, without the function of the passenger side airbag.

Initially there was an intermittent indication that the passenger side air bag was deactivated. Problem is getting to be more frequent. Obdii fault code "93c3 seat-occupancy detector" is set. I am told this is the same fault code that resulted in a recall of the 2006 model year Mini Cooper.

Passenger side airbag sensor is faulty. It shows airbag off and there is no way to turn it back on. I see recalls for the same issue on Mini Cooper s and clubman of the same year, but not the base model that I have.

I was driving on a houston, TX freeway going 60 mph when the car to the left of me suddenly swerved directly into my driver side. The other car, which was a Honda passport SUV, hit my entire driver side from rear bumper to my door to the front bumper. I was driving a 2007 Mini Cooper. At 60 mph, my side airbags did not deploy! the impact was direct and at 60 mph. Surely there must be some defect with the side airbags.