Complaint 918324
2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE • AIR BAGS • incident May 7, 2012
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 918324
- Make
- MINI
- Model
- COOPER CONVERTIBLE
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- AIR BAGS
- Incident Date
- May 7, 2012
- Date Received
- May 12, 2012
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
AIR BAGS
Owner Narrative
SEAT SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG CHILD DISABLING FEATURE FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SEAT. DEALER ESTIMATE WAS $1300 FOR THE REPLACEMENT SEAT AND LABOR. DEALER ADMITTED THAT IT HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN SEVERAL BMW MODELS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 32000 MILES ON IT. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE WAS OFFERED. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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