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Service bulletin SI-M-22-01-08

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 id10030670
Published by NHTSA2009-11-10
Manufacturer's numberSI-M-22-01-08
Manufacturer's date2009-04-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

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

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, Automatic transmission, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MINI R56CLUBMAN2005 to 2008

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

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