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MINI Cooper 2007–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin M640114 · NHTSA communication 10146752 · issued Aug 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2007–2016
model years
40
vehicle entries

Official summary

Automatic Deactivation of Recirculation Mode. The customer states the recirculation display goes out, even though the recirculation button was switched on. CAUSE The automatic recirculation air deactivation feature was introduced in July 2012. Note: If the customer dislikes this feature, it can be deactivated by using the following steps.

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.