MINI Cooper 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M110215 · NHTSA communication 10147109 · issued Feb 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
B38 and B48 Engines: Rough Running and Various Faults for Camshaft Sensor Signal and VANOS Control Stored in the DME. The engine runs rough and the malfunction warning is illuminated. One or more of the following faults are stored in the DME: 130F11 Camshaft output sensor, plausibility: Implausible signal 130E11 Camshaft input sensor, plausibility: Implausible signal 130E20 Intake camshaft: Angle offset with respect to the crankshaft lies outside tolerance range 130108 VANOS, intake: Control fault, position not reached 130104 VANOS, intake: Control fault, camshaft jamming 131501 VANOS, intake,
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.