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MINI Cooper 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin M121714 · NHTSA communication 10147640 · issued Jan 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2015
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

"SUBJECT DME Fault 168A20 for Knock Control: System Error Stored. A Check Control Message (CCM) is displayed: ""Drive Faulty; Drive at moderate speed."" z Fault 168A20: Knock control; system error is stored in the DME. CAUSE DME software."

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.