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Service bulletin SIM-17-02-07

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10032985
Published by NHTSA2010-06-21
Manufacturer's numberSIM-17-02-07
Manufacturer's date2007-12-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

MINI: ELECTRIC COOLING FAN RUNS AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN CONTINUES TO RUN. DUE TO THE OPERATING STRATEGY OF THE DME, THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN MAY CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF IN TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. ENGINE COOLANT TEMP REACHES 108 DEGREES CELSIUS (DUE TO HEAT SOAK), COOLING FAN WILL ACTIVATE TIL COOLANT TEMP DROPS BELOW 105 DEGREES CELSIUS. FAN WILL RUN TO ASSIST THE AUXILIARY WATER PUMP, WHICH IS USED TO COOL TURBO CHARGER AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *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, Cooling fan, Cooling system

Vehicles listed
MINI COOPER
MINI COOPER2001
MINI COOPER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
MINI COOPER S (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, 2009, 2010 (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
SI M01 01 132015-06-22. Service bulletin. MINI: MODELS R50, R52, AND R53 WITH THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC POWER-ASSIST STEERING PUMP AND COOLING FANS WILL HAVE AN LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 13 YEARS/150,000 MILES. *TA
SIM-12-06-122013-01-16. Service bulletin. MINI: ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR, NOW AN INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT DUE TO CHANGE IN WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACEMENT OF HARNESS HAS TWO SEPARATE TWO PIN CONNECTORS, WHERE ONE FOR COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND OTHER COOLANT THERMOSTAT. ALL MODELS BUILT UP TO 3/2012. *PE
SIM-17-05-122012-08-28. Service bulletin. MINI: DUE TO INTERNAL BRIDGING OF CONTACTS, INTERNAL CORROSION HAS FORM ON ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSORS GIVING INACCURATE OR FALSE TEMPERATURE READINGS FOR ENGINE. *PE UPDATED 10/17/12. *PE UPDATED 03/11/2013 *JS
SIM-17-04-122012-08-28. Service bulletin. MINI: AN INACCURATE ENGINE TEMPERATURE READING MAY BE CAUSED BY INTERNAL CORROSION FORMING ON ENGINE TEMPERATURE COOLING SENSOR. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 03/11/2013 *JS
SIM-17-01-102011-09-12. Service bulletin. BMW: ENGINE TOO HOT MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES. THE WATER PUMP DOESNT POWER UP. *RM
SI-M-13-01-082008-11-19. Service bulletin. MINI: FUEL ODOR FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP (HDP) AND/OR THE LOW PRESSURE SUPPLY HOSE CONNECTION CAN ALLOW FUEL SEEPAGE, RESULTING IN THE FUEL ODOR. *PE
1701052005-08-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE ACTION: REPLACE COOLANT HOSE. *TT