Mini · United States · High
Mini Cooper, Cooper S +1 more: Air bags — inflator module
Affects Mini Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works · 2014–2016 — about 6K vehicles.
The hazard
In the event of a vehicle crash, an air bag that does not deploy properly increases the risk of injury to the front seat passenger.
What to do
MINI and BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525 and BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Critical — crash/injury risk now
High — injury risk; see remedy
Moderate — fix at next service
Low — minor / informational