MINI Cooper 2009–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M540513 · NHTSA communication 10150207 · issued Nov 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2009–2014
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Service Action: Convertible Top Does Not Close. During the closing process, it is possible that the convertible top locating pin on the right side is not correctly positioned in the landing plate at the top of the A-pillar (passenger's side). AFFECTED VEHICLES This Service Action affects certain R57 vehicles produced from July 2013 to October 2013. 3.This picture shows the left side locating pin correctly positioned in the landing plate on the driver's side A-pillar. 4.The passenger's side should In order to determine whether a specific vehicle has had this Service Action completed or is affe
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.