Recall · 24V302000
BMW of North America recalled the MINI Cooper SE over electrical system
145
Vehicles covered
1
Model
5
Model years
April 29, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2024 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper SE) vehicles. The high voltage battery housing may not have been sealed properly, allowing water to enter the battery.
- What it can cause
- A high voltage battery with water damage can cause a fire or a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and leak test the high voltage battery, and repair the battery as necessary, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed June 28, 2024. Owner notification letters were mailed October 30, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| MINICooper SE | 2020 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 145 vehicles this is a small campaign: 65% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2024, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
MINI vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 4 times before this, most recently in May 2023 as 23V337000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 5 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. 4 of those name the electrical system, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 24V612000 (electrical system), 21V554000 (seat belts).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by BMW of North America, LLC with NHTSA on April 29, 2024 as campaign 24V302000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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