2015 MINI COOPER S; 2014 MINI COOPER S; 2015 MINI COOPER; 2014 MINI COOPER
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
BMW of North America is recalling certain 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door and Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door vehicles manufactured between January 6, 2014, and October 17, 2014. During service appointments, dealers may have inadvertently reprogrammed the transmission control unit with software that allows drivers to exit the vehicle when the transmission is not in Park, creating a rollaway hazard that could injure exiting occupants and bystanders.
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the transmission control module with correct software at no charge. Owners can contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525 for more information.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
If the driver exits the vehicle without the transmission being in Park, the vehicle could roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the transmission control module with the correct software, free of charge. The recall February 4, 2015. Owners can contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door, and Cooper S Hardtop 2 Door vehicles manufactured January 6, 2014, to October 17, 2014. During service appointments, dealers may have inadvertently reprogrammed the transmission control unit with software that may allow drivers to exit the vehicle when the transmission is not in Park. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.