The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2-door vehicles manufactured January 7, 2014, to July 21, 2014. The spare wheel may have been attached under the car with a nut that is not self-locking.
The risk
Vibrations from driving may cause the nut to loosen, allowing the wheel to separate from the car. If the spare wheel separates from the vehicle, it could become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spare wheel securing nut with a self-locking nut, free of charge. The recall began on November 20, 2014. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-275-6464.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| MINI Cooper | 2014 |
Components: TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINI Cooper | 2014 | 34 | 7 |
Other tires recalls in 2014
11 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the tires; BMW of North America, LLC filed 347 campaigns in all.
| 14V800000 17 Dec 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V740000 18 Nov 2014 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 14V675000 27 Oct 2014 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 14V632000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V633000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V618000 3 Oct 2014 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 14V468000 31 Jul 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 14V437000 18 Jul 2014 | Koenigsegg Automotive AB |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014