MINI Cooper 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M120715 · NHTSA communication 10147221 · issued Jul 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014–2016
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Reduced Engine Power with Misfiring and Valvetronic Shutdown. The engine misfires with the engine power reduced, and a Check Control Message (CCM) ""Drive Faulty; Drive at moderate speed"" is displayed. Various misfire faults and the following Valvetronic fault codes are stored in the DME: ? Fault 134A02: Valvetronic servomotor: Overloading ? Fault 135302: Valvetronic servomotor: Switch-off, Component protection CAUSE DME software error"
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.