MINI Clubman 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M610115 · NHTSA communication 10151058 · issued Feb 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2014–2019
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI M61 01 15 dated February 2015. SUBJECT Noise from Steering Column Switch Center when Turning. The customer states that there is a grating or scraping noise when the steering wheel is turned. The noise comes from the area of the Steering Column Switch Center (SZL). When turning the steering wheel, the connection between the steering wheel and the SZL causes torsion stress, creating interference noise.
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.