MINI Cooper 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M510417 · NHTSA communication 10146773 · issued Sep 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2017–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
SERVICE ACTION: HOOD RELEASE BOWDEN CABLE POSITIONING. Tank ventilation line and/or hood release Bowden cable may have been damaged. The hood release Bowden cable is unsecured and in contact with the tank ventilation line.
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.