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MINI Cooper 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin M510124 · NHTSA communication 10250378 · issued Feb 2, 2024

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

The bar code on the vehicle identificatio nnumber (VIN) label (aka Manufacturer Compliance Label ) cannot be read.

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.