When passenger is seated with safety belt on the seat belt light comes on along with a message that the passenger seat air bag will not deploy.

- Groveland, CA, USA

The vehicle has a faulty seat sensor that causes the vehicle to default to having a non-occupied seat with warning lights. In this situation, a passenger will not have an air bag deploy even if they-€™re heavy enough to otherwise trigger the weight sensor. This is happening on my vehicle and, based on internet research, most other R56 models to the point of a market existing for electronic bypass modules. Mini will not repair for a reasonable cost.

- Lansing, MI, USA

The passenger seat OC3 Occupancy Sensor has malfunctioned, leading to the ECU to believe the seatbelt is unbuckled and disabling the passenger airbag while the car is in motion. This is a frequent occurrence which can be seen across all of the Mini/BMW forums for an untold number of owners of this build.

- Flagstaff, AZ, USA

Takata recall: The warning light is always on the past 6 months saying my airbag on passenger side is not operational. MINIdealers want to charge me $145 plus to check if the airbag is defective. Don't they have to check this at no charge for me? I am very concerned for my passengers, but cannot afford to do this.repair shop said rf seat occupancy sensor needs replacement. Cost $1082. Advised me to check with you if that is covered by MINIIssue #2: had to replace all 4 faulty ignition coils. Serviced throttle body. Cost me many $$$$

- Sarasota, FL, USA

I took my car in for servicing for an oil change and because the passenger airbag warning was displayed. Technician said the passenger seat occupancy has a sensor fault. No guarantee the airbag would inflate in an accident. $1123 plus tax to replace. Is there a recall notice on this" if so I have not seen it. Can not afford to replace that, it is a serious safety concern. Can you help me with this in some way" seems mandatory to me that MINICooper would cover this. My car has less than 35K on it mileage. I am very concerned for my passengers in front seat.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

Airbag light is showing that passenger airbag is off even though my 100 lbs daughter is sitting in the front seat. I've actually had a 2009 MINICooper S, 2011 MINICooper S and now my current 2013 MINIjohn cooper works with the same exact tail light issue. The driver side tail light burnt out in the exact same way on all 3 cars. My vehicle was stationary and in motion when the both issues occurred.

- Garland, TX, USA

The contact owned a 2013 MINICooper S. while driving approximately 30 mph on a hill, the driver drove down a small embankment, crashed into a barbed wire fence, drove into a pasture, and crashed into a tree. The tree fell on top of the vehicle. The side air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained multiple injuries to the left side of the body and brain injuries, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop where it was deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000... updated 10/13/16

- Jonesborough, TN, USA

VIN: [xxx] airbag system malfunction warning lamp came on android stays on. Vehicle was being driven on interstate when the warning lamp came on. Odometer reading when the warning lamp came on was: 42630 miles. Called MINIcharleston of savannah and also MINIcustomer service and was informed that theory is no recall for this particular VIN despite other VIN's of the same model being affected by an airbag sensor malfunction. Am now faced with the potential for the airbags to inadvertently deploy during normal driving, or the airbags not deploying in the event of a crash. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Savannah, GA, USA

I was involved in a car accident on 10/15/2015 which I rear ended a pickup truck. I was going roughly 45-50 mph when the truck in front slammed their brakes which caused me to crash into his rear end of the truck. The front of the car is in bad shape and luckily I was not injured. However, the airbags in the car did not deploy which I find very disturbing.

- Duluth, GA, USA