Mini Cooper S, Mini Cooper S Clubman, Mini Cooper S Convertible, Mini Cooper S Countryman, Mini Jcw, Mini Jcw Clubman, model years 2007 to 2011. Filed by Bmw Of North America, Llc and reported to NHTSA on 11 January 2012. 90,368 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Bmw is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 mini cooper s, 2008-2011 mini cooper s clubman, 2009-2011 mini cooper s convertible, 2009-2011 mini cooper jcw, 2009-2011 mini cooper jcw clubman, 2009-2011 cooper jcw convertible, and 2011 cooper s countryman passenger cars manufactured from november 14, 2006, through …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V008 cover?
- Mini Cooper S, Mini Cooper S Clubman, Mini Cooper S Convertible, Mini Cooper S Countryman, Mini JCW, Mini JCW Clubman, Mini JCW Convertible, model years 2007-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 MINI COOPER S, 2008-2011 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER JCW, 2009-2011 MINI COOPER JCW CLUBMAN, 2009-2011 COOPER JCW CONVERTIBLE, AND 2011 COOPER S COUNTRYMAN PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY SMOLDER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WATER PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGANDURING FEBRUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-866-275-6464.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY SMOLDER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V008 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Turbo/Supercharger |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 January 2012 |
| Model years | 2007-2011 |
| Vehicles named | MINI COOPER S, MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN, MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE, MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN, MINI JCW, MINI JCW CLUBMAN, MINI JCW CONVERTIBLE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY SMOLDER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WATER PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGANDURING FEBRUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-866-275-6464.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Mini Cooper S recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Mini Cooper S Clubman recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Mini JCW recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Mini JCW Convertible recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 12V008, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v008/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V008 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
f1b79c7f - Consequence
1e7be93d - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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