NHTSA Campaign 04V348000

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

Issued by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE · Reported Jul 12, 2004 · 1,193 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLAT TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTLY PROGRAMMED. IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT TIRE, AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL WILL NOT SOUND TO ALERT THE DRIVER TO A FLAT TIRE.

Consequence

DUE TO THE LACK OF AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE AWARE OF A FLAT TIRE, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE'S SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO ACTUATE THE FLAT TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM'S AUDIBLE SIGNAL. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 13, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MINI CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-866-275-6464.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MINI COOPER 2004 1,193
MINI COOPER S 2004 1,193

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V348000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.