MINI Cooper 2014–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M120718 · NHTSA communication 10136005 · issued Mar 1, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2018
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
ROUGH RUNNING WITH VARIOUS VANOS FAULTS: The check engine light is illuminated and the vehicle may run rough.
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.