MINI Cooper 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M610216 · NHTSA communication 10149271 · issued May 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2017
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
HORN DOES NOT WORK. Horn operation is difficult or impossible. Horn may operate: with a delay after actuation only after pressing on switches very firmly. after repeated, forceful actuation. only when using one or two (of the four) switch contact points ? Only F54, F55, F56, F57: Dissimilar metal corrosion between horn switch contacts and airbag unit. All models: routing of the connecting wires on the steering wheel incorrect
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.