MINI Clubman 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M320116 · NHTSA communication 10146979 · issued Nov 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2017
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
"EPS INTERMITTENT ASSIST FAILURE, FC 4823FA. The steering assistance fails after several, consecutive parking maneuvers or sustained hold at the end stop. EPS assistance starts functioning again after a few minutes. And, Fault code 4823FA (""EPS control unit internally overload, reduction in steering assistance"") is stored in the EPS control module. EPS software error (overloading protection function over sensitivity)."
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.