MINI Cooper 2014–2016 — technical 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.
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.