NHTSA Campaign 15V205000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 15V205000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 15V205000 with NHTSA on April 6, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V205000, NHTSA lists up to 91,800 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 5, 2005 and July 31, 2008.
The 15V205000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V205000 were scheduled from October 12, 2015, 189 days after the report.
15V205000 covers 2 models from MINI, model years 2005–2006.
Owners of the model years 15V205000 covers have filed at least 170 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V205000 vehicles, the 2006 MINI Cooper has the most (111).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V205000 ranks 29 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V205000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V205000 was 15V148000, reported on March 13, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to November 28, 2006, and 2005-2008 MINI Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Convertible vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to July 31, 2008. Due to manufacturing, installation, and exposure issues, the front passenger seat occupant detection mat may not function properly and, as a result, the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.
- The risk
- An improperly functioning mat may cause the passenger frontal air bag to be inactive when the seat is occupied, and in the event of a crash, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the passenger's risk of injury.
- The fix
- MINI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. The recall began on October 12, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Reported April 6, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V205000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V205000, 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: April 6, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted