MINI Cooper 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M160115 · NHTSA communication 10147283 · issued Sep 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2014–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Fuel Filling Nozzle Shuts Off Repeatedly While Refueling. The fuel filling nozzle turns off repeatedly while filling the fuel tank, regardless of the pump being used. CAUSE Defective service valve located within the fuel tank assembly. The service valve mechanism can stick closed at times and restrict the vapor release to the carbon canister while filling with fuel.
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.