# 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2005 MINI COOPER](/makes/mini/cooper/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2006\-11\-28.
- [2006 MINI COOPER](/makes/mini/cooper/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2006\-11\-28.
- [2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE](/makes/mini/cooper-convertible/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2008\-07\-31.
- [2006 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE](/makes/mini/cooper-convertible/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2008\-07\-31.
- [2007 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE](/makes/mini/cooper-convertible/2007/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2008\-07\-31.
- [2008 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE](/makes/mini/cooper-convertible/2008/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2008\-07\-31.
- [2005 MINI COOPER S](/makes/mini/cooper/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2006\-11\-28. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2006 MINI COOPER S](/makes/mini/cooper/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2006\-11\-28. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2005 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE](/makes/mini/cooper/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2008\-07\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2006 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE](/makes/mini/cooper/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2008\-07\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2007 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE](/makes/mini/cooper/2007/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2008\-07\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2008 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE](/makes/mini/cooper/2008/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-05 to 2008\-07\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SIM\-65\-08\-03](/bulletins/10043927.md), 2012-05-02, Service bulletin
- [SIM\-65\-06\-11](/bulletins/10039593.md), 2011-08-04, Service bulletin
- [SI\-M\-65\-10\-08](/bulletins/10028369.md), 2009-03-27, Service bulletin
- [SI M\-65\-02\-06](/bulletins/10026024.md), 2008-09-25, Service bulletin
- [720106](/bulletins/10019981.md), 2006-05-18, 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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