MINI Cooper Countryman 2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIM-31-01-12 · NHTSA communication 10044299 · issued May 1, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2011
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mini: on certain vehicles, the front axle control arms, during assembly process, was installed where the inner ball joint rubber boots are improperly positioned and wear prematurely. *pe
Vehicles covered
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.