MINI Recalls
Check open MINI recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How MINI recall lookups work
When you enter a MINI VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. MINI dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check MINI recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a MINI authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past MINI recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 18V557000
Fuel system, gasoline: high-pressure fuel-pump crash plate
2017-2019 MINI Cooper Countryman
The affected Countryman vehicles may be missing a crash-protection plate near the high-pressure fuel pump. Without it, a crash could damage the pump and cause a fuel leak, raising the risk of a fire. MINI dealers install the crash-protection plate at no charge.
NHTSA campaign 17V222000
Exterior lighting: brake lights (FMVSS 108)
2016-2017 MINI Cooper Clubman, Cooper S Clubman, and JCW Clubman
On the affected Clubman models, the inner bumper-mounted brake light goes out while braking if the turn signals are on, so the car fails Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108. A missing brake light can confuse following drivers and raise crash risk. MINI dealers reprogram the lighting at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, MINI also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this MINI — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the MINI VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.