FYI, looks like it only impacts a portion of the 2014's for now. Hopefully it doesn't get expanded to the rest of the 14's or the 2015.


http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/...ps-090314.html

 

Thank you for posting this! I e-mailed my BM as my car maybe part of this recall.

 

"2014 MINI Cooper Hardtop vehicles manufactured February 2, 2014 to May 30, 2014"

"The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with an air bag inflator that was not assembled correctly."

Dang, I think mine is one of the affected.
I need to check the manufacture date (month?) on the frame...

 

Mine is a March 14 build so is caught also. I will wait for the letter.

 

14th May manufacture date here. Hope the recall happens soon.

 

Where is the manufacture date on the frame? All I know is mine arrived at the dealer's lot on 17 july. Which makes me think it's fine (for now) ... but I'd like something more sure.

 

Hmmm. Mine was manufactured in late March. I'll be watching the mail for the notice.

 

I'm in the mix here too with a 10 May delivery, but the notice said "27"? Is that for real - just 27 cars?

 

Driver's side door frame. Gives month and year.

 

Just plugged the last 7 digits of my VIN into the Mini recall info site below and it came back clean - no issues.

http://www.miniusa.com/content/miniu...rt/recall.html

 

"BMW of North America is recalling 27 model year BMW i3 vehicles manufactured March 31, 2014, and 2014 MINI Cooper Hardtop vehicles manufactured February 2, 2014 to May 30, 2014."

It doesn't sound right?

 

Thanks for the link PapaWhiskey. Mine came back with no recalls as well.

 

June 2014 for me. Guess I'm good.

 

Mine is a May build S and shows NO Recall?

Can someone please delineate the 17 vin code numbers, Paleez.

 

If indeed only 27 cars are affected, very slim chance.

What good relating to this recall will do for you by delineating the 17-digit vin code?

I think I have somewhere a chart showing what each of the 17 vin code means... will have to look.

 

What good relating to this recall will do for you by delineating the 17-digit vin code?

In this case it would show build date.
However my main interest is just being able to read the code.
I find that interesting.

 

VIN doesn't show build date, just model year.

Not much info in the VIN itself.

Vehicle Code info is not up to date but ...

FAQ: How do I decode the VIN on a MINI?

 

Well, not exactly.
The 10th digit of the 17-character VIN will ONLY tell you the last number of the model year.

For example, it will be number 4 for following model year:
2014
2004
1994
and so on.

 

Not true ...

2014 = E
2004 = 4
1994 = R

Wikipedia - VIN Model Year Encoding

 

Does this have to be done at a Mini dealership? I have a BMW dealership where I live, but the Mini one is four hours away on the other side of the state (Seattle).