MINI Clubman 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M650216 · NHTSA communication 10151232 · issued Mar 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2017
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
False Alarms of the Anti-Theft Alarm System. The alarm (DWA) siren continues to activate after locking vehicle A device is connected to the On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) port of the vehicle. This keeps the Ethernet communication line active which triggers the alarm when the vehicle tries to enter sleep mode.
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.