NHTSA Campaign 20V283000
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA campaign 20V283000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: air bag/restraint control module. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 20V283000 with NHTSA on May 20, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V283000, NHTSA lists up to 76 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V283000 were scheduled from July 17, 2020, 58 days after the report.
20V283000 covers 5 models from BMW and MINI, model years 2020.
Owners of the model years 20V283000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V283000 vehicles, the 2020 MINI Cooper has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V283000 ranks 213 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V283000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V283000 was 20V243000, reported on April 29, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 X1 xDrive28i, X1 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i and X2 sDrive28i, 2020 MINI Clubman Cooper S All4, 2021 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and Cooper S E) and MINI Hardtop 4 Door (Cooper and Cooper S) vehicles. Due to a problem with the rollover sensor within the air bag control unit, in the event of a rollover crash, the head air bag, seat belt pretensioners and other safety systems, may not activate.
- The risk
- If the safety systems do not deploy as intended in a roll over crash, it may increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control unit, free of charge. The recall began July 17, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Reported May 20, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V283000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V283000, 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: May 20, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted