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Service bulletin SIM-36-02-09

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10033010
Published by NHTSA2010-06-24
Manufacturer's numberSIM-36-02-09
Manufacturer's date2009-10-01
NHTSA componentTIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

NHTSA's summary

MINI: CHECK SPARE TIRE RETAINER. THE SPARE TIRE RETAINER MAY HAVE BEEN OVER TIGHTENED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. IF THE RETAINER IS OVER TIGHTENED, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE SPARE IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT TIRE. *PE

The document

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Components

Tires

Vehicles listed
MINI COOPER CLUBMAN2009 (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.

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