MINI Cooper 2010–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M510113 · NHTSA communication 10149466 · issued Feb 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2010–2012
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service Action: Replace Both Sun Visors. When opening the sun visor mirror cover, the pivot pins bind. The spring tension is too great and weak pivot pins can break.
Vehicles covered
- 2010 MINI Cooper
- 2011 MINI Cooper
- 2012 MINI Cooper
- 2010 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper Countryman
- 2012 MINI Cooper Countryman
- 2010 MINI Cooper S
- 2011 MINI Cooper S
- 2012 MINI Cooper S
- 2010 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2012 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman
- 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman
- 2011 MINI Cooper S US
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.