MINI Cooper 2007–2014 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin M120113 · NHTSA communication 10149464 · issued Feb 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine and Engine Cooling

component

2007–2014

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

"N16 Engine: FC 2D9B Knock Sensor, Signal Is Stored in the DME. Certain areas of the US experience extremely cold climate conditions during the winter months, which can cause the Service Engine Soon lamp to illuminate while the engine temperature is increasing to full operating temperature. The following fault may be stored in the DME: FC 2D9B Knock Sensor, Signal While performing test plan B1214 M KNOCK SENSOR, the following error message will be displayed: ""An error has occurred during execution of a service program. Fault code: 61/3."" This error in the test plan will not allow diagnosis t

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.

MINI Cooper 2007–2014 — technical service bulletin

Official summary

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