NHTSA Campaign 15V739000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 15V739000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 15V739000 with NHTSA on November 9, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V739000, NHTSA lists up to 38 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 25, 2014 and June 2, 2015.
The 15V739000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V739000 were scheduled from December 28, 2015, 49 days after the report.
15V739000 covers 2 models from MINI, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V739000 ranks 227 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V739000, BMW of North America, LLC has 10 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 15V739000 was 14V721000, reported on November 10, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured February 25, 2014, to May 16, 2015, 2014-2015 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to May 9, 2015, 2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 door vehicles manufactured October 17, 2014, to June 2, 2015, and 2015 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 4 door vehicles manufactured November 24, 2014, to June 11, 2015. During a service appointment, the affected vehicles received replacement front passenger seat cushions (which contain integral Capacitive Interior Sensing (CIS) functions). The CIS functions may have been incorrectly calibrated, and if so, would cause impaired occupant classification and thus inappropriate air bag activation/deactivation.
- The risk
- Inappropriate air bag activation/deactivation can increase the risk of occupant injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- MINI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front passenger seat cushion, free of charge. The recall began on December 28, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525 .
Reported November 9, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V739000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V739000, 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: November 9, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted