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MINI Cooper 2010–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin M510113 · NHTSA communication 10147990 · issued Feb 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2010–2012
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service Action: Replace Both Sun Visors. When opening the sun visor mirror cover, the pivot pins bind. CAUSE The spring tension is too great and weak pivot pins can break.

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.