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2012 Mini COOPER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1446308
Internal NHTSA #	11072200
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	MINI
Model	COOPER
Model Year	2012
File date	29/12/16
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Brake light failed, bulb could not be removed from inside the vehicle. Dealer said the complete assembly would need to be replaced. Upon removing the assembly, the fixture was reviewed to find where excesive heat had melted the connection to the bulb (same ones used in bmws that melted the wiring harness back in 2003). I repaird the the assembly by soldering the sockets to the board such that it did not depend on a piece of plastic for pressure contact. It works, but when a bulb truely burns out, the assembly must be removed to change the bulb.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	45000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	JERSEY VILLAGE, TX
VIN pattern	WMWSU3C57CTXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	22/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2012 Mini COOPER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Mini COOPER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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