The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 X1 xDrive28i, X1 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i and X2 sDrive28i, 2020 MINI Clubman Cooper S All4, 2021 MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and Cooper S E) and MINI Hardtop 4 Door (Cooper and Cooper S) vehicles. Due to a problem with the rollover sensor within the air bag control unit, in the event of a rollover crash, the head air bag, seat belt pretensioners and other safety systems, may not activate.
The risk
If the safety systems do not deploy as intended in a roll over crash, it may increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control unit, free of charge. The recall began July 17, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW X1 | 2020 |
| BMW X2 | 2020 |
| MINI Cooper | 2020, 2021 |
| MINI Cooper S | 2020, 2021 |
| MINI Cooper S Clubman | 2020 |
| MINI JCW Convertible | 2021 |
Components: AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN | AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW X1 | 2020 | 13 | 1 |
| BMW X2 | 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| MINI Cooper | 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| MINI Cooper | 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| MINI Cooper S | 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| MINI Cooper S | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| MINI Cooper S Clubman | 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| MINI JCW Convertible | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
Other air bags recalls in 2020
45 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the air bags; BMW of North America, LLC filed 347 campaigns in all.
| 20V791000 17 Dec 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
| 20V785000 16 Dec 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V749000 2 Dec 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V747000 1 Dec 2020 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 20V736000 25 Nov 2020 | General Motors LLC |
| 20V734000 25 Nov 2020 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 20V681000 4 Nov 2020 | Volvo Car USA LLC |
| 20V628000 9 Oct 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020