MINI Cooper 2006–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SI-M63-01-09 · NHTSA communication 10030164 · issued Mar 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2006–2009
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mini: while driving or at idle, the headlamps flicker or sporadically move up or down by themselves. The headlamp wiring harness is damaged due to chaffing at the engine ground point. R55 (cooper clubman, cooper s clubman); r56 (cooper, cooper s). *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2006 MINI Cooper
- 2007 MINI Cooper
- 2008 MINI Cooper
- 2009 MINI Cooper
- 2006 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2007 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2008 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2006 MINI Cooper S
- 2007 MINI Cooper S
- 2008 MINI Cooper S
- 2009 MINI Cooper S
- 2006 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2007 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2008 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2009 MINI Cooper S Clubman
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.