{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"18V557000","date":"2018-08-23","owner_notified":"2018-10-22","manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","summary":"BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017-2019 MINI Cooper Countryman vehicles.  These vehicles may be missing a crash protection plate near the high pressure fuel pump, which may result in a fuel leak in the event of a crash.","consequence":"Without the crash protection plate, in the event of a crash, the fuel pump can become damaged, causing a fuel leak and increasing the risk of a fire.","remedy":"MINI will notify owners, and dealers will install a crash protection plate, free of charge.  Interim owner notification letters were mailed on October 22, 2018.  Owners will receive a second notification when the repair is available.  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.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":9953,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2020-1","period_to":"2020-1","submitted":"2020-04-30","involved":9953,"remedied":9332,"unreachable":0,"removed":47,"remedied_percent":93,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2017,"make":"MINI","model":"COUNTRYMAN","vehicle_id":"2017_mini_countryman","match":"exact","built_from":"2016-12-30","built_to":"2018-08-13"},{"year":2018,"make":"MINI","model":"COUNTRYMAN","vehicle_id":"2018_mini_countryman","match":"exact","built_from":"2016-12-30","built_to":"2018-08-13"},{"year":2019,"make":"MINI","model":"COUNTRYMAN","vehicle_id":"2019_mini_countryman","match":"exact","built_from":"2016-12-30","built_to":"2018-08-13"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/18V557000"}