MINI Cooper 2009–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIM-64-01-10 · NHTSA communication 10056104 · issued Jun 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2010
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mini: suction line (low side) of air conditioner, vibrates, and compressor is excessively loud and runs rough when air conditioner system is on and compressor is active. Model 2009-2010 r55 (cooper clubman, cooper s clubman, r56 (cooper, cooper s), r7 (cooper convertible, cooper s convertible), r60 (cooper countryman, cooper countryman s, cooper countryman all4). *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.