Carmaker BMW is to recall more than 38,000 vehicles in the United States over fears manufacturing faults pose a safety risk.
About half of the fashionable new Mini Cooper compact cars that have been sold in the US will be recalled to fix a transmission problem, federal safety regulators said.
BMW , was also hit with the eighth recall of its X5 luxury sport utility vehicle, this time for loose brake pedals.
The Mini, a retro-styled revival of the British classic, has been a hit in the United States with more than 6,000 sold since March.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that on 3,531 Mini Coopers with manual transmissions, the cable connecting the gear lever to the transmission could detach, leaving the transmission in the last gear selected and increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will inspect the cable and install a retaining clip if necessary. The recall is the first for the model.
BMW will also recall 34,860 X5 four-wheel drives from the 2000 model year to inspect the brake pedal pivot arm. NHTSA said the pivot arm could become loose and eventually separate from its bracket, making the brakes inoperable.