MINI Cooper 2010–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIM-17-09-12 · NHTSA communication 10046940 · issued Jan 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2012
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mini: inaccurate engine temperature reading due to possible corrosion forming in engine coolant sensors which leads to bridging of contacts causing difficult in starting engine or illumination service engine soon lamp. Models r55, r56, r57, r58. No model years listed. *pe updated on 4/19/2013. *kb
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.