NHTSA Complaint #11530391 — 2010 MINI COOPER

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11530391
Vehicle	2010 MINI COOPER
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	July 1, 2023
Date Filed	July 5, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

Passenger seat occupancy sensor failure. This is a very common fault in the R56 series Mini Cooper. The manufacture has not initiated a recall. There are vendors selling "bypass" kits which will cause unsafe air bag deployment in an infant is in the seat.

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