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      12-23-2015, 05:41 AM   #1
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BMW hit with $40 million penalty for safety lapses

BMW hit with $40 million penalty for safety lapses

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By David Shepardson

U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday fined BMW $10 million, part of a $40 million civil settlement over the German automaker's safety lapses.

The fine is the second paid by BMW since 2012 and the latest in a series of civil penalties imposed on major automakers by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Under the settlement, BMW admitted it did not comply with minimum crash protection standards, failed to notify owners of recalls in a timely fashion and failed to provide accurate information about its recalls to NHTSA.

The NHTSA fined BMW $3 million in 2012 for similar problems.

The settlement ends a NHTSA investigation into whether the company failed to issue a recall within five days of learning that its 2014 and 2015 Mini Cooper models failed to meet regulatory minimums for side-impact crash protection.

The $40 million settlement includes a $10 million fine, a requirement that the company spend at least $10 million meeting the order’s performance obligations, and $20 million in deferred penalties if the company fails to comply with the order or commits other safety violations.

BMW has agreed to retain a government-approved independent safety consultant and disclose updated procedures to NHTSA.
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      12-23-2015, 07:40 AM   #2
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In one report it stated something about "weight" and if the weight were reported properly it would have passed.

Anyone know what the modifications for the side impact were.

The news reporting on this seemed to focus on the monetary and poor description of the issue.
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      12-23-2015, 10:34 AM   #3
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In one report it stated something about "weight" and if the weight were reported properly it would have passed.

Anyone know what the modifications for the side impact were.

The news reporting on this seemed to focus on the monetary and poor description of the issue.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/bmw-fin...ooper-recalls/

The problem stemmed from three 2014 Cooper Hardtop models that NHTSA crash-tested last year that failed certain requirements to protect rear passengers in a side impact. In response, BMW said it had certified the Cooper using data from the heavier Cooper S, and said the Cooper models would comply at the heavier weight rating. By December 2014, BMW initiated a recall to install additional foam padding in the side panels on certain 2014 models, and in January 2015, recalled the 2014-2015 Cooper to update the vehicle weight-rating labels with higher weight ratings, thereby putting the cars into compliance. But in July this year, NHTSA crash-tested the heavier 2015 Cooper S without the padding fix and discovered, like the original Coopers, that it also failed. BMW expanded the original recall that same month to include 2015 models. A total of 15,653 cars were affected.
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Kinda sounds like GM. I call for a ban on all purchases of BMW, Mini, and Rolls Royce automobiles!

Shame on you BMW, SHAME ON YOU!
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