NHTSA Campaign 08V657000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
NHTSA campaign 08V657000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 08V657000 with NHTSA on December 12, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V657000, NHTSA lists up to 28,450 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 18, 2006 and July 8, 2008.
The 08V657000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V657000 were scheduled from January 15, 2009, 34 days after the report.
08V657000 covers 1 model from MINI, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 08V657000 covers have filed at least 43 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V657000 ranks 6 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V657000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 12 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 08V657000 was 08V239000, reported on June 2, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING 28,450 MY 2007-2008 MINI COOPER S VEHICLES. THE CENTRALLY LOCATED TAILPIPE EXTENSION PROTRUDES SLIGHTLY BEYOND THE REAR BUMPER. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR INADVERTENT CONTACT TO OCCUR WITH A PERSON'S LEG.
- The risk
- IF THE TAILPIPE EXTENSION IS HOT DURING INADVERTENT CONTACT, A BURN COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TAILPIPE WITH A NEW SHORTER TAILPIPE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-866-275-6464.
Reported December 12, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V657000 (1)
MINI (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V657000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 12, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted