MINI Cooper Clubman 2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIM-36-02-09 · NHTSA communication 10033010 · issued Oct 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2009
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mini: check spare tire retainer. The spare tire retainer may have been over tightened during the assembly process. If the retainer is over tightened, it may be difficult to remove the spare in the event of a flat tire. *pe
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.