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MINI Cooper 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin M250114 · NHTSA communication 10152334 · issued Apr 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2014–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

The manual transmission gear shift knob easily comes off the shift rod with minimal upward force. The retaining tabs on the shifter knob do not hold securely to the shifter rod.

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.