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MINI Cooper 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin M610315 · NHTSA communication 10147703 · issued Mar 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engine Starts on Its Own After Switching Ignition Off. After switching the ignition off, with the vehicle in neutral and the brake applied, the vehicle starts on its own after 1.5 seconds, without pressing the Start/Stop button. No faults are stored in the Body Domain Controller (BDC). Software error in the BDC

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.