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Mini Cooper Recall 15V450: Rear Seat Passengers May Face Higher Injury Risk in Side Crash

NHTSA campaign 15V450, reported July 17, 2015, 30,456 vehicles potentially affected.

What this recall means for you

This recall covers certain 2014-2015 MINI Cooper and Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door vehicles and 2015 MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop 2 Door vehicles. The affected vehicles do not meet the side impact performance requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214, "Side Impact Protection," for rear seat passengers.

If these requirements are not met, rear seat passengers may be at a higher risk of injury during a crash. The recall began on September 4, 2015, and supersedes an earlier recall, 14V-815.

MINI will notify owners, and dealers will install additional energy absorption material between the rear interior side panels and the exterior vehicle body at no cost to you. To check whether your vehicle is included, contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525, and check your VIN for open recalls.

Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle

The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 15V450BMW of North America, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door vehicles and 2015 MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop 2 Door vehicles. The affected vehicles do not meet the side impact performance requirements for the rear seat passengers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Impact Protection."
Risk
If the side impact performance requirements are not met, rear seat passengers may be at a higher risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will install additional energy absorption material between the rear interior side panels and the exterior vehicle body, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525. Note: this recall supersedes 14V-815.
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.

Affected vehicles

Mini Cooper20142015
Mini Cooper S20142015
Mini John Cooper Works2015