NHTSA Campaign 15V450000
STRUCTURE:BODY
NHTSA campaign 15V450000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 15V450000 with NHTSA on July 17, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V450000, NHTSA lists up to 30,456 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 15V450000 were scheduled from September 4, 2015, 49 days after the report.
15V450000 covers 2 models from MINI, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V450000 ranks 57 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V450000, BMW of North America, LLC has 17 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 15V450000 was 12V585000, reported on December 14, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door vehicles and 2015 MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop 2 Door vehicles. The affected vehicles do not meet the side impact performance requirements for the rear seat passengers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Impact Protection."
- The risk
- If the side impact performance requirements are not met, rear seat passengers may be at a higher risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- MINI will notify owners, and dealers will install additional energy absorption material between the rear interior side panels and the exterior vehicle body, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525. Note: this recall supersedes 14V-815.
Reported July 17, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V450000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V450000, 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: July 17, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted