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MINI Cooper 2001–2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin SI M21-03-08 · NHTSA communication 10025903 · issued Jun 1, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2008
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mini- r5 & r56 (cooper; cooper s) with getrag 6 speed manual transmission: complaint of an intermittent no-crank, no start situation. The clutch switch module has not been secured in the correct position on the clutch master cylinder. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.