Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2002 Mini Cooper S

Two problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2002 Mini Cooper S. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Mini Cooper S based on all problems reported for the 2002 Cooper S.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/24/2008

Driver side and head airbag deployed when a "bump" (pavement at different heights during repaving) in the road was hit by the vehicle.

2 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/22/2008

2002 Mini Cooper S model. Airbag light stays on. Has been repaired many times and still stays on, deactivating safety features of the restraint system. This appears to be a very common problem with the Mini. BMW needs to issue a recall I feel for our safety. . .


Other Air Bag related problems of the 2002 Mini Cooper S



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