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MINI Cooper 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIM-13-02-11 · NHTSA communication 10043877 · issued Jan 1, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2011
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mini: the tank ventilation valve (purge valve) no longer needs to be replaced due to improved results of teileclearing. *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.