Bmw Of North America, Llc | NHTSA Recall #14V789000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 14V789000 by Bmw Of North America, Llc. Affecting model year 2014-2015 mini cooper hardtop 2 door, and cooper s hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured january 6, 2014, to october 17, 2014 Includes 1,928 affected units, Transmission Software may Result in Rollaway, component: POWER TRAIN, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2014-2015 mini cooper hardtop 2 door, and cooper s hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured january 6, 2014, to october 17, 2014
Defect Summary
Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 mini cooper hardtop 2 door, and cooper s hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured january 6, 2014, to october 17, 2014. during service appointments, dealers may have inadvertently reprogrammed the transmission control unit with software that may allow drivers to exit the vehicle when the transmission is not in park. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention."
Corrective Action
Mini will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the transmission control module with the correct software, free of charge. the recall february 4, 2015. owners can contact mini customer service at 1-866-825-1525.