MINI Cooper 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M120714 · NHTSA communication 10148147 · issued Jul 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2014–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
B38M Shuts Off when Placed into Gear After Cold Engine Start. After a cold start, the engine idles poorly and could shut off when the transmission in placed into Reverse or Drive position. Unfavorable 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.