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MINI Cooper 2009–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIM-63-01-10 · NHTSA communication 10035904 · issued Oct 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2010
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mini: check control message but lights are operating normally. Intermittently, a bulb out check control message is displayed, but all bulbs appear to be working normally. Models r55, 56, 57. *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.