# NHTSA recall 16V553000

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: 16V553000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2016\-07\-25
- Owners notified: 2016\-09\-09
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 7810

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain model year 2016\-2017 MINI Clubman vehicles manufactured August 19, 2015, through July 14, 2016.  The side curtain air bags for the front seat occupants may deploy in the intended positions in the event of a crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."


## What can happen

If a side curtain air bag does not inflate as intended in the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury to the front seat occupants.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will modify the driver and passenger side curtain air bag covers, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin September 12, 2016.  Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 7810
- Reported remedied: 7614 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 95
- Reported removed: 40

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, 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

- [2016 MINI CLUBMAN](/makes/mini/clubman/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-08\-19 to 2016\-07\-14.
- [2017 MINI CLUBMAN](/makes/mini/clubman/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-08\-19 to 2016\-07\-14.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [M650117](/bulletins/10159157.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin
- [M650418](/bulletins/10154765.md), 2019-03-18, Service bulletin
- [M650418](/bulletins/10153787.md), 2019-02-25, 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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