2011 MINI Cooper S defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2011 MINI Cooper S. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Engine compartment fire
  Preliminary Evaluation PE11036 · opened Oct 11, 2011 · closed Jun 11, 2012 · led to recall 12V166000

  In a January 10, 2012 letter to NHTSA, BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) identifying a defect in the electric auxiliary water pump in approximately 88,911 model year (MY) 2007-2011 Mini Cooper vehicles manufactured from November 14, 2006 through January 18, 2011 (Recall 12V-00…