MINI Cooper 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M110715 · NHTSA communication 10147795 · issued Oct 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Excessive amount of water condensation may accumulate in the engine's crankcase. With prolonged vehicle storage, water condensation in engine's oil may cause oil pump malfunction. AFFECTED VEHICLES This Service Action involves F55 and F56 models (MINI Cooper with B38 engine) produced from 07/05/2014 to 02/24/2015 that are still ""new vehicles"" in dealer inventory, based on our analysis. Vehicles which require this Service Action to be completed will show it as ""Open"" when checked either in the ""Service Menu"" of DCSnet (Dealer Communication System) or with the Key Reader. Increased number
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.