MINI Cooper 2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 230105 · NHTSA communication 10017779 · issued Oct 1, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rattling/grinding noise coming from the transmission area when in neutral during a cold start. My '05 cooper with 5-speed getrag. *tt
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.