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MINI Cooper 2002–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin MC-10113 · NHTSA communication 10055137 · issued Apr 15, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2002–2005
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mini: warranty coverage extension/repair expense reimbursement for the electro hydraulic power (assist) steering (ehps) pump, which has its own cooling fan, on some vehicles and not the electric power (assist) steering (eps) system on other minis. Models 2002-2005 cooper, cooper s, convertible, convertible s. *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.