MINI Cooper 2010–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIM-17-08-12 · NHTSA communication 10046920 · issued Jan 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010–2012
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mini: internal bridging of contacts by internal corrosion forming on engine coolant temperature sensor, could give inaccurate engine temperature reading leading to difficulty in starting and/or service engine soon being illuminated. Models 2010-2012 r55, r56, r57, r58. *pe updated on 4/19/2013. *kb
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.