MINI Cooper 2009–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M540113 · NHTSA communication 10149505 · issued Apr 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2009–2014
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
"White Wear Marks on Canvas Top. Wear marks appear on the convertible top on the left and/or right side C-pillar areas. A For vehicles produced to December 12, 2011 1. Replace the defective canvas convertible top. Refer to ISTA Repair Instruction 54 34 120, ""Replacing soft top fabric."" Note: The following repair steps must be performed before the new top is installed to prevent a repeat repair for wear marks. 2. With the defective canvas cover removed, the current main pillars must be replaced. Refer to ISTA Repair Instruction 54 34 996, ""Replacing left or right main pillar."" 3. The curren
Vehicles covered
- 2014 MINI Cooper
- 2009 MINI Cooper Convertible
- 2013 MINI Cooper Coupe
- 2009 MINI Cooper S
- 2010 MINI Cooper S
- 2011 MINI Cooper S
- 2012 MINI Cooper S
- 2013 MINI Cooper S
- 2014 MINI Cooper S
- 2009 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2010 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2012 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2013 MINI John Cooper Works
- 2014 MINI John Cooper Works
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.