Service bulletin SIM-12-03-11
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 | 10043873 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2012-05-01 |
| Manufacturer's number | SIM-12-03-11 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2012-01-01 |
| NHTSA component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
NHTSA's summary
MINI: SERVICE ENGINE SOON IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO TANK VENTILATION VALVE (TEV) BEING JAMMED OPEN AND FUEL CAP, WITH EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM LEAKAGE, WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. *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, Fuel system, Fuel tank
| MINI COOPER | 2010 |
|---|---|
| MINI COOPER | 2011 |
| MINI COOPER CLUBMAN | 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER CLUBMAN | 2011 |
| MINI COOPER COUNTRYMAN | 2011 to 2012 |
| MINI COOPER S | 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER S | 2011 to 2012 |
| MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN | 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN | 2011 |
| MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | 2011 |
| MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN | 2011 |
| MINI COOPER S US | 2011 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.