2014 MINI COOPER S Complaints and Recall Information
The 2014 MINI COOPER S has 0 complaints and 5 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners most frequently report issues related to vehicle safety systems through recalls rather than direct complaints.
There are five recalls affecting this vehicle, addressing various safety and operational systems including the transmission control, vehicle structure, occupant classification, seats, and air bag inflator.
Recalls- Transmission control module. NHTSA recall 14V789000 affects 1,928 vehicles. Dealers may have installed incorrect software allowing the transmission to be shifted out of Park when the driver exits, creating a rollaway risk that increases injury danger to occupants and bystanders. Dealers will reprogram the module at no cost.
- Body structure reinforcement. Recall 15V450000 covers 30,456 vehicles for failing to meet side impact standards for rear seat passengers, raising injury risk in side collisions. Dealers will install additional energy absorption material free of charge.
- Occupant classification sensors. Recall 15V739000 involves 38 vehicles receiving replacement front passenger seat cushions with integral capacitive interior sensing possibly miscalibrated, causing improper air bag deployment. Dealers will inspect and replace cushions if needed free of charge.
- Front passenger seat cushions. Also under recall 15V739000 on the same 38 vehicles, incorrect calibration of capacitive interior sensing functions impacts air bag activation, increasing injury risk in crashes. Inspection and necessary replacement will be done at no cost.
- Passenger air bag inflator module. Recall 15V628000 affects 6,073 vehicles. A manufacturing defect may cause passenger air bags to fail deploying properly in low speed crashes. Dealers will replace the inflator module free of charge.
Owners dealing with repeated repairs or unresolved recall issues related to safety defects may have rights under their state lemon law. Consulting a qualified attorney can help clarify those rights.
2014 MINI COOPER S Summary
2014
Model Year
0
Total Complaints
4
Total Recalls
38495
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2014 MINI COOPER S
6073 vehicles affected
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper two-door vehicles, 2015-2016 MINI John Cooper Works and MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper four-door vehicles and 2014-2015 BMW i3 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the passenger frontal air bag may not deploy properly in a low speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Risk: 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.
2014 MINI COOPER S
38 vehicles affected
SEATS
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured February 25, 2014, to May 16, 2015, 2014-2015 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2 door vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to May 9, 2015, 2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 door vehicles manufactured October 17, 2014, to June 2, 2015, and 2015 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 4 door vehicles manufactured November 24, 2014, to June 11, 2015. During a service appointment, the affected vehicles received replacement front passenger seat cushions (which contain integral Capacitive Interior Sensing (CIS) functions). The CIS functions may have been incorrectly calibrated, and if so, would cause impaired occupant classification and thus inappropriate air bag activation/deactivation.
Risk: Inappropriate air bag activation/deactivation can increase the risk of occupant injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
2014 MINI COOPER S
30456 vehicles affected
STRUCTURE:BODY
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.
2014 MINI COOPER S
1928 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door, and Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door vehicles manufactured January 6, 2014, to October 17, 2014. During service appointments, dealers may have inadvertently reprogrammed the transmission control unit with software that may allow drivers to exit the vehicle when the transmission is not in Park. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Risk: If the driver exits the vehicle without the transmission being in Park, the vehicle could roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Complaints
No complaints found.