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MINI Cooper 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin M010219 · NHTSA communication 10159153 · issued Mar 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

B36m engine - fuel tank vent (purge) valve: limited warranty extension to 10 years/120000 mileage. The vehicle's malfunction indicator lamp (mil) lights up.

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.