Service bulletin SI-M-18-01-09
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10030668 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2009-11-09 |
| Manufacturer's number | SI-M-18-01-09 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2009-04-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR |
NHTSA's summary
MINI: DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS,THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAY DETERIORATE CAUSING AN INCREASED LEVEL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS. THE CATALYST EFFICIENCY FAULT CODE (276A) WILL BE STORED IN THE DME MEMORY, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP WILL BE ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE DRIVABILITY IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS TYPE OF THE CATALYST FAILURE. (R55, R56). *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
Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Catalytic converter
| MINI COOPER | 2001 |
|---|---|
| MINI COOPER | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| MINI COOPER CLUBMAN | 2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI R55 CLUBMAN | 2005 to 2008 |
| MINI R56CLUBMAN | 2005 to 2008 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.