MINI Cooper 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M330114 · NHTSA communication 10148242 · issued Jun 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2014–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Delivery Stop/Service Action: Shock Absorber Rear Axle MODEL F56 (MINI Hardtop) SITUATION A rear shock absorber with a malfunctioning damper valve may have been fitted into some vehicles. Important note: In the group of identified vehicles, only four shock absorbers in total are affected. The damper function of these four units is only partially effective. These four shock absorbers can be identified, based on a particular date and serial number, as seen in the attachment M330114 Labels. This Service Action involves F56 MINI Hardtop vehicles produced from April 7, 2014 through May 14, 2014. Fi
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.