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Service bulletin SI M21-03-08

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10025903
Published by NHTSA2008-09-16
Manufacturer's numberSI M21-03-08
Manufacturer's date2008-06-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

MINI- R5 & R56 (COOPER; COOPER S) WITH GETRAG 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION: COMPLAINT OF AN INTERMITTENT NO-CRANK, NO START SITUATION. THE CLUTCH SWITCH MODULE HAS NOT BEEN SECURED IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
MINI COOPER2001
MINI COOPER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
MINI COOPER S2001
MINI COOPER S2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
02V2010002002-07-25. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SI-M-22-01-082009-11-10. Service bulletin. MINI: A KNOCKING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING ENGINE LOAD REVERSALS, OR ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. FASTENERS SECURING THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BRACKET TO THE BODY ARE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATION. THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT IS DEFECTIVE. *PE
2301052005-11-30. Service bulletin. RATTLING/GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA WHEN IN NEUTRAL DURING A COLD START. MY '05 COOPER WITH 5-SPEED GETRAG. *TT