# NHTSA recall 09V143000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 09V143000
- Manufacturer: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Reported: 2009\-04\-30
- Owners notified: 2009\-04\-30
- Component: TIRES
- Units potentially affected: 12

## What is wrong

BMW IS RECALLING 12 MY 2009 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES.  THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS."  THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE DELIVERED WITH 15\-INCH WHEELS INSTEAD OF 16\-INCH WHEELS AS INTENDED, AND THE TIRE LABEL INDICATES 16 INCH WHEELS.


## What can happen

THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT CONFORM TO THE TIRE LABEL AS REQUIRED.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE 15 INCH WHEELS WITH 16\-INCH WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1\-866\-646\-4772.


## Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE](/makes/mini/cooper-convertible/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-01 to 2009\-04\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [M360215](/bulletins/10147163.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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