MINI Cooper 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M640318 · NHTSA communication 10149556 · issued Oct 1, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2018
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
STATIONARY CLIMATE CONTROL NOT WORKING AFTER CHARGING PROCEDURE. After the high voltage (HV) charging procedure, the stationary climate control (aka preconditioning) does not work. This is part of the normal design. There is no fault or defect.
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.