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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: AIR BAGS</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The passenger seat occupancy sensor has malfunctioned. The airbag turns off when a passenger of sufficient weight is seated; a warning light comes on intermittently.  This happens often, posing a safety risk to the passenger.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: SEATS</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The passenger seat occupancy sensor has malfunctioned. The airbag turns off when a passenger of sufficient weight is seated; a warning light comes on intermittently.  This happens often, posing a safety risk to the passenger.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: AIR BAGS</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The passenger side air bag seat sensor has failed rendering the air bags in the car inoperable.  This is a common complaint that many Mini Cooper and BMW owners are having.  This problem has been known about by the manufacturer for many years and at one point they were repairing this issue at no charge for most models.   I have and many other Mini Cooper and BMW owners have tried to have this issu</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: AIR BAGS</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The passenger side air bag seat sensor has failed.  I don't know if that means the passenger air bag will not work or if it will activate incorrectly injuring a passenger due to air bag detonation.     This sensor failure is common.  Yes this vehicle can be inspected.  The air bag warning light periodically turns on and off.  I contacted mini cooper customer relations and they informed me that the</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The passenger side air bag seat sensor has failed.  I don't know if that means the passenger air bag will not work or if it will activate incorrectly injuring a passenger due to air bag detonation.     This sensor failure is common.  Yes this vehicle can be inspected.  The air bag warning light periodically turns on and off.  I contacted mini cooper customer relations and they informed me that the</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>THE WINDOW CAME UNGLUED SOMEHOW. IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE SAME SPOT FOR 2 WEEKS AND IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE, BUT THAT SHOULD NOT BE A REASON FOR A WINDOW TO JUST POP IN LIKE THAT. IT WASN'T BROKEN, IT JUST FEEL IN AND I HADN'T EVEN DRIVE IT FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MAT SENSOR, THAT TRIGGERS THE AIRBAG IN AN ACCIDENT (I UNDERSTAND), HAS FAILED. MINI OF CHARLESTON SC (CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE) INFORM ME THAT IT WILL TAKE 3-6 MONTHS TO GET A REPLACEMENT.</description>
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