MINI Cooper 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M120616 · NHTSA communication 10146868 · issued Sep 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2017
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
"MIL LIGHT WITH DME FAULTS 1B2002 AND 1F1A51 STORED. Service Engine Soon (MIL) light is on. Both of the following fault codes are stored in Digital Motor Electronics (DME) memory: 1B2002: ""EWS protection against tampering: no starting value programmed"" 1F1A51: ""DME, internal fault: Read EEPROM faulty"" Note: Only vehicles with DME MEVD17.2.3 produced or programmed to Integration level 16-03-50x - 16-07-50x - 16-11-50x are affected. Ineffective DME software."
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.