NHTSA recall 15V205000
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 | 15V205000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2015-04-06 |
| Owners notified | 2015-10-12 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 91800 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-22 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 91800 |
| Reported remedied | 33603 (36%) |
| Reported unreachable | 3315 |
| Reported removed | 753 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to November 28, 2006, and 2005-2008 MINI Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Convertible vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to July 31, 2008. Due to manufacturing, installation, and exposure issues, the front passenger seat occupant detection mat may not function properly and, as a result, the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.
What can happen
An improperly functioning mat may cause the passenger frontal air bag to be inactive when the seat is occupied, and in the event of a crash, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the passenger's risk of injury.
The remedy
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. The recall began on October 12, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2005 MINI COOPER | Built 2005-01-05 to 2006-11-28. |
|---|---|
| 2006 MINI COOPER | Built 2005-01-05 to 2006-11-28. |
| 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE | Built 2005-01-05 to 2008-07-31. |
| 2006 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE | Built 2005-01-05 to 2008-07-31. |
| 2007 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE | Built 2005-01-05 to 2008-07-31. |
| 2008 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE | Built 2005-01-05 to 2008-07-31. |
| 2005 MINI COOPER S | Built 2005-01-05 to 2006-11-28. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2006 MINI COOPER S | Built 2005-01-05 to 2006-11-28. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2005 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | Built 2005-01-05 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2006 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | Built 2005-01-05 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | Built 2005-01-05 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2008 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | Built 2005-01-05 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SIM-65-08-03 | 2012-05-02. Service bulletin. BMW MINI: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON: MRS FC 02, 03, 05, 06. *KB |
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| SIM-65-06-11 | 2011-08-04. Service bulletin. BMW: THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON WITH A FAULT STORED. THE WIRING UNDER THE SEAT MAY BE PINCHED OR DAMAGED. *RM |
| SI-M-65-10-08 | 2009-03-27. Service bulletin. BMW MINI: AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND EITHER FC 93B0 OR 93B1 (DRIVER OR PASSENGER HEAD AIR BAG-SHORT TO NEGATIVE) IS STORED IN THE ACSM (ADVANCED CRASH SAFETY MODULE). MODELS R55 (COOPER CLUBMAN, COOPER CLUBMAN S). *PE |
| SI M-65-02-06 | 2008-09-25. Service bulletin. MINI: AIRBAG WARNING ILLUMINATED, FC55: VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM AUGUST 31, 2005 TO APRIL 25, 2006. *PE |
| 720106 | 2006-05-18. Service bulletin. AIRBAG WARNING LAMP FOR OC3 SEAT MAT FAULT. AIRBAG WARNING LAMP (AWL) ILLUMINATES, TOGETHER WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS LAMP (POL). THE PROBLEM MAY BE INTERMITTENT. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.