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Mini affected vehicles may experience temporary or permanent loss of the electro-hydraulic steering assistance.

NHTSA campaign 15V-660 · Reported October 15, 2015 · 86,018 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mini Cooper
VEHICLES AFFECTED
86,018
REMEDY
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the electro-hydraulic power steering system, replacing the components and wiring, as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

BMW of North America, LLC reported a problem with the steering electric power assist system. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles may experience temporary or permanent loss of the electro-hydraulic steering assistance.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

WHAT TO DO

MINI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the electro-hydraulic power steering system, replacing the components and wiring, as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-660.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2002–2005Mini Cooper

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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