MINI Cooper Convertible: nhtsa investigations

All rows for this model in the NHTSA investigations dataset, newest model year first. Each year links to its consumer page, which shows the same records with context.

rows	2
model years	2005–2005 (1)
data through	2026-09-20
method	/data/methodology#investigations
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

mini.csv (whole make)

Vehicle pages

2005

Rows

year	action_number	status	subject	components	opened	closed	recall_campaign	summary
2005	EA11005	closed	Loss of power steering assist	STEERING	2011-05-04	2016-01-05	15V660000	The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) originally opened the investigation of loss of power steering assist in model year (MY) 2004 and 2005 Mini Cooper as Preliminary Evaluation PE10-038.The investigation was upgraded to Engineering Analysis EA11-005 in May, 2011.During EA11-005 the scope was expanded to include MY 2002 and 2003 vehicles that use the same steering system.The subject vehicles now include MY 2002, the first year BMW sold MINI in the U.S., through mid-MY 2005 covering approximately 109,000 vehicles.The subject vehicles use an electrically driven pump to provide hydraulic pres
2005	PE10038	closed	Loss of Power Steering Assist	STEERING	2010-09-24	2011-05-10	·	ODI has received 339 complaints alleging an unexpected loss of power steering assist while driving the vehicle.When the power steering assist stops working, drivers experienced difficulty in steering and/or controlling the vehicle.According to BMW drivers may experience either a temporary or permanent loss of power steering assist.BMW further advised that a temporary loss of power steering assist may be due to a malfunctioning cooling fan or an under-voltage condition in the power steering system.A permanent loss of power steering assist may be due to an error in the internal electronics, and

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). NHTSA investigations — MINI Cooper Convertible [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/investigations/mini/cooper-convertible

@misc{wrenchpro_investigations_mini_cooper_convertible_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro NHTSA investigations: MINI Cooper Convertible},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/investigations/mini/cooper-convertible}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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