MINI Cooper 2010–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIM-17-06-12 · NHTSA communication 10046779 · issued Dec 1, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2012
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mini: on engine coolant temperature sensor, internal corrosion might be forming, causing a false, inaccurate engine temperature reading, leading to difficulty in starting engine and/or a service engine soon illumination. Models 2010-2012 r55, r56, r57, r58 (cooper, cooper s-convertible, clubman, hardtop, coupe). *pe updated 1/18/13. *pe updated 3/11/2013 *js
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.