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NHTSA Campaign 12V008000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

Issued by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC · Reported Jan 11, 2012 · 90,368 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 MINI COOPER S, 2008-2011 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER JCW, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER JCW CLUBMAN, 2009-2011 COOPER JCW CONVERTIBLE, AND 2011 COOPER S COUNTRYMAN PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 14, 2006, THROUGH JANUARY 18, 2011. THE ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP THAT COOLS THE TURBOCHARGER HAS AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CAN MALFUNCTION AND OVERHEAT.

Consequence

THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY SMOLDER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy

BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WATER PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGANDURING FEBRUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-866-275-6464.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MINI COOPER S 2007 90,368
MINI COOPER S 2008 90,368
MINI COOPER S 2009 90,368
MINI COOPER S 2010 90,368
MINI COOPER S 2011 90,368
MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN 2008 90,368
MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN 2009 90,368
MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN 2010 90,368
MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN 2011 90,368
MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE 2009 90,368
MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE 2010 90,368
MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE 2011 90,368
MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN 2011 90,368
MINI JCW 2009 90,368
MINI JCW 2010 90,368
MINI JCW 2011 90,368
MINI JCW CLUBMAN 2009 90,368
MINI JCW CONVERTIBLE 2010 90,368
MINI JCW CONVERTIBLE 2011 90,368

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V008000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.