MINI Cooper S 2007–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M010716 · NHTSA communication 10147574 · issued Aug 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2007–2010
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
"N14 ENGINE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER: LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 7 YEARS/100,000 MILES. INFORMATION As part of a Class Action Suit Settlement for the vehicles listed above (""Class Vehicles""), MINI USA, a division of BMW of North America, LLC, is extending the limited warranty for the engine timing chain and tensioner to: 7 years/100,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in-service date This component-specific limited warranty extension applies to: Defects in materials or workmanship; and this Extended coverage is subject to the same vehicle eligibility requirements, limitati
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.