MINI Clubman 2007–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M650512 · NHTSA communication 10150357 · issued Oct 1, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2007–2013
model years
34
vehicle entries
Official summary
?SUBJECT DWA (Anti-theft Alarm System): False Alarm Is Triggered Intermittently. When the vehicle is parked and locked (DWA active), the alarm system is triggered intermittently. One or more of the following conditions may trigger the alarm system: Sun roof in the tilted/open position, Window partially open, Excessive local noise (for example, near an airport, on a busy road, or in heavy rain) CAUSE Normal sensitivity of the interior ultrasonic sensor.
Vehicles covered
- 2013 MINI Clubman
- 2007 MINI Cooper
- 2008 MINI Cooper
- 2009 MINI Cooper
- 2010 MINI Cooper
- 2011 MINI Cooper
- 2012 MINI Cooper
- 2013 MINI Cooper
- 2008 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2010 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper Countryman
- 2012 MINI Cooper Countryman
- 2013 MINI Cooper Countryman
- 2007 MINI Cooper S
- 2008 MINI Cooper S
- 2009 MINI Cooper S
- 2010 MINI Cooper S
- 2011 MINI Cooper S
- 2012 MINI Cooper S
- 2013 MINI Cooper S
- 2008 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2009 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 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
- 2009 MINI Cooper S US
- 2011 MINI Cooper S US
- 2007 MINI Cooper US
- 2009 MINI Cooper US
- 2013 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.