MINI Cooper 2010–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIM-12-03-11 · NHTSA communication 10043873 · issued Jan 1, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2010–2012
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mini: service engine soon is illuminated due to tank ventilation valve (tev) being jammed open and fuel cap, with evaporative system leakage, was incorrectly installed. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2010 MINI Cooper
- 2011 MINI Cooper
- 2010 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper Countryman
- 2012 MINI Cooper Countryman
- 2010 MINI Cooper S
- 2011 MINI Cooper S
- 2012 MINI Cooper S
- 2010 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2010 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman
- 2011 MINI Cooper S US
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.