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BMW Korea MINI Cooper SE — recall

Automotive · South Korea · 2025-06-12

BMW MINI Cooper SE high-voltage battery cells may have unremoved residual material.

Country	South Korea
Category	Automotive
Published	2025-06-12
Manufacturer	BMW Korea
Models affected	MINI Cooper SE
Units affected	29
Defect	Due to an error in the manufacturing process, residual material may not have been removed during the cutting of the high-voltage battery cell electrode sheets. In such cases, the unremoved residual material can cause a battery cell short circuit. If a battery cell short circuit occurs, a warning light and check control message will be displayed on the central monitor. However, if the residual material is located in a specific position (the edge of the battery cell), the battery management system may not detect the battery cell short circuit, leading to a potential risk of fire. This recall is…
Component	Fuel system, other
Remedy	Replace specific high-voltage battery cell modules that may have issues with properly manufactured high-voltage battery cell modules.
Recall number	K5725
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	OEMs/dealers will run the remedy (repair, replace or refund); component suppliers in the chain may face traceback.
Self-check for comparable products	Check your comparable products' design, materials and QC records against the defect described here.
Rules & standards likely involved	the destination market's product-safety rules and mandatory standards

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