BMW I3; Mini Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works (2014-2016): Air bags
Recall 15V628000 · Oct 7, 2015 · BMW of North America, LLC
6,073
vehicles affected
6,073
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V628000
- Date
- Oct 7, 2015
- Maker
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Units affected
- 6,073
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Passenger side > Inflator module
- Model years
- 2014-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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."
What can happen
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.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 10 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V628000?
4 models: BMW I3 (2014-2015), Mini Cooper (2014-2016), Mini Cooper S (2014-2016) and 1 more, about 6,073 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V628000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.