MINI Cooper 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M610115 · NHTSA communication 10147114 · issued Feb 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2014–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Noise from Steering Column Switch Center when Turning. The customer states that there is a grating or scraping noise when the steering wheel is turned. The noise comes from the area of the Steering Column Switch Center (SZL). When turning the steering wheel, the connection between the steering wheel and the SZL causes torsion stress, creating interference noise.
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.