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2006 mini cooper — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
413
Owner Complaints
16
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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2006 mini cooper Safety Recalls (1)

15V20500006/04/2015
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to November 28, 2006, and 2005-2008 MINI Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Convertible vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to July 31, 2008. Due to manufacturing, installation, and exposure issues, the front passenger seat occupant detection mat may not function properly and, as a result, the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.

Remedy: MINI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. The recall began on October 12, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2006 mini cooper

AIR BAGS
145
STEERING
93
POWER TRAIN
30
AIR BAGS,SEATS
18
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
16
VISIBILITY
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8

Based on 413 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

13
Crash-Involved Complaints
16
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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