Bmw Of North America, Llc | NHTSA Recall #15V450000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 15V450000 by Bmw Of North America, Llc. Affecting model year 2014-2015 mini cooper and mini cooper s hardtop 2 door vehicles and 2015 mini john cooper works hardtop 2 door vehicles Includes 30,456 affected units, Side Impact Crash Worthiness/FMVSS 214, component: STRUCTURE, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2014-2015 mini cooper and mini cooper s hardtop 2 door vehicles and 2015 mini john cooper works hardtop 2 door vehicles
Defect Summary
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."
Corrective Action
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.