MINI Cooper 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M510316 · NHTSA communication 10151293 · issued Apr 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2019
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
Air Intake Makes Rattle Noise At Engine Idle. Engine has rattle noise from engine compartment. Check Hyperlink for video of rattle noise at engine idle. http://tinyurl.com/zwb8e6s Worn buffer in the battery tray
Vehicles covered
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.