MINI Cooper 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M610216 · NHTSA communication 10146873 · issued Sep 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2017
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
HORN DOES NOT WORK. Horn operation is difficult or impossible. Horn may operate: with a delay after actuation only after pressing on switches very firmly. after repeated, forceful actuation. only when using one or two (of the four) switch contact points Dissimilar metal corrosion between horn switch contacts and airbag unit.
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.