NHTSA Campaign 12V008000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
NHTSA campaign 12V008000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 12V008000 with NHTSA on January 11, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V008000, NHTSA lists up to 90,368 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 14, 2006 and October 27, 2010.
The 12V008000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V008000 were scheduled from February 29, 2012, 49 days after the report.
12V008000 covers 5 models from MINI, model years 2008–2011.
Owners of the model years 12V008000 covers have filed at least 64 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V008000 vehicles, the 2008 MINI Cooper S has the most (43).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V008000 ranks 4 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V008000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 12 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 12V008000 was 11V521000, reported on October 20, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 MINI COOPER S, 2008-2011 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER JCW, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER JCW CLUBMAN, 2009-2011 COOPER JCW CONVERTIBLE, AND 2011 COOPER S COUNTRYMAN PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 14, 2006, THROUGH JANUARY 18, 2011. THE ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP THAT COOLS THE TURBOCHARGER HAS AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CAN MALFUNCTION AND OVERHEAT.
- The risk
- THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY SMOLDER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WATER PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGANDURING FEBRUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-866-275-6464.
Reported January 11, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V008000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V008000, 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: January 11, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted