NHTSA recall 12V008000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 12V008000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| Reported | 2012-01-11 |
| Owners notified | 2012-02-29 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER |
| Units potentially affected | 90368 |
What is wrong
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 MINI COOPER S, 2008-2011 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER JCW, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER JCW CLUBMAN, 2009-2011 COOPER JCW CONVERTIBLE, AND 2011 COOPER S COUNTRYMAN PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 14, 2006, THROUGH JANUARY 18, 2011. THE ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP THAT COOLS THE TURBOCHARGER HAS AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CAN MALFUNCTION AND OVERHEAT.
What can happen
THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY SMOLDER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WATER PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGANDURING FEBRUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-866-275-6464.
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> .
| 2007 MINI COOPER S | Built 2006-11-14 to 2010-10-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2008 MINI COOPER S | Built 2006-11-14 to 2010-10-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 MINI COOPER S | Built 2006-11-14 to 2010-10-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 MINI COOPER S | Built 2006-11-14 to 2010-10-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 MINI COOPER S | Built 2006-11-14 to 2010-10-27. |
| 2008 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN | Built 2007-07-26 to 2010-10-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN | Built 2007-07-26 to 2010-10-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN | Built 2007-07-26 to 2010-10-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN | Built 2007-07-26 to 2010-10-27. |
| 2009 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | |
| 2011 MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN | |
| 2009 MINI JCW | |
| 2010 MINI JCW | |
| 2011 MINI JCW | |
| 2009 MINI JCW CLUBMAN | |
| 2010 MINI JCW CONVERTIBLE | |
| 2011 MINI JCW CONVERTIBLE |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE11036
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE11036 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2011-10-11, closed 2012-06-11. Engine compartment fire. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SIM-11-10-14 | 2015-06-10. Service bulletin. MINI: SOME VEHICLES HAVE TURBOCHARGER NOISE AND A LACK OR LOSS OF PERFORMANCE, DUE TO RESTRICTION OF TURBOCHARGER OIL SUPPLY, RESULTING IN OIL STARVATION AND SEIZING OF TURBOCHARGER ASSEMBLY. MODEL ALL. *PE |
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| SIM-11-03-08 | 2008-12-16. Service bulletin. MINI: TURBOCHARGER FAILURE; OIL SUPPLY LINE BLOCKAGE. LOSS OF PERFORMANCE AND TURBOCHARGER NOISE. *PE UPDATED 8/16/11. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.