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Passenger cars - Mini Coupe John Cooper Works and Mini Clubman John Cooper Works – BMW

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 16 Oct 2008In the weekly report of 17 Oct 2008 (week 41, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger cars - Mini Coupe John Cooper Works and Mini Clubman John Cooper Works
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Type / model
Mini-N, EC type approval e1*2001/116*0343*10
Description
Vehicles manufactured between 07.05.2008 and 01.08.2008 are affected.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because in certain cars 16 inch brake discs have been fitted instead of 17 inch ones. Thus, in case of intensive brake usage, vapour bubbles in the brake fluid may appear, reducing the braking effect and causing the risk of an accident.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1147/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-41 (XML)
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