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Service bulletin SIM-12-02-09

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 id10028785
Published by NHTSA2009-05-29
Manufacturer's numberSIM-12-02-09
Manufacturer's date2009-02-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

MINI: SERVICE ENGINE SOON OR CHECK GAS CAP WARNING IS ILLUMINATED: TANK LEAKAGE. LEAKAGE IS DETECTED IN THE TANK VENTILATION OR EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. *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

Fuel system, Fuel tank

Vehicles listed
MINI COOPER2001
MINI COOPER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
MINI COOPER CLUBMAN2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MINI COOPER CLUBMAN S2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SIM-01-05-112011-08-09. Service bulletin. BMW: SOME VEHICLES WITH THE N12 ENGINE WILL HAVE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL BE ON, BUT PERFORMANCE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. *RM