US opens probe into BMW over Mini side crash test problems

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

DETROIT (AP) — BMW may be the next automaker in the sights of U.S. safety regulators.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's investigating the company's Mini brand because it may have been slow to fix cars that didn't pass federal crash tests.

At issue are just over 30,000 Mini Cooper and Cooper S models from model years 2014 and 2015, plus the John Cooper Works from 2015.

The agency said in paperwork posted on its website Monday that government crash tests found that a 2014 Mini Two-Door Hardtop Cooper didn't adequately protect a female dummy in side-impact crash tests done in October of last year. Two months later, BMW agreed to a recall and later said it would do a "service campaign" to add padding to the rear side panels of 2015 Two-Door Hardtop Cooper models.

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[OldRedneck]

1. Well --

Guess I'm safe. My Mini is a 2007. Chili Pepper red and white.

[olddots]

2. we have whats left of a 2006 Mini

The worst peice of shit ever made because it is a B.M.W. jerk mobile made for insecure dip shits .

Avoid all things bimmer unless you are a very rich kid .

[Native]

3. Thanks for this!

Our young daughter has one of the cars in question. Hoping we can get this resolved. Thanks again!

[modestomama]

4. 2nd German auto manufacturer the US has decided to probe this week.

Is it because the Germans have quit towing the line on Ukraine? First Volkswagen and now this. These shakedowns are becoming far too obvious.

[CreekDog]

5. you're seriously calling the VW corporation a victim of a shakedown?

[jakeXT]

6. Errors have to be corrected, but the US Government certainly did forgive the financial industry

during the Great Recession