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MINI Cooper 2005–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin SI-M-63-01-09 · NHTSA communication 10030667 · issued Mar 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2005–2009
model years
23
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mini vehicles: 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. *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.