Service bulletin SIM-17-05-12
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 | 10045302 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2012-08-28 |
| Manufacturer's number | SIM-17-05-12 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2012-12-01 |
| Replaces | SIM-17-05-12-B |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
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
The document
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Components
Engine, Cooling system
| MINI COOPER | 2010 |
|---|---|
| MINI COOPER | 2011 |
| MINI COOPER S | 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER S | 2011 to 2012 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| SIM-12-06-12 | 2013-01-16. 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-17-04-12 | 2012-08-28. 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-17-01-10 | 2011-09-12. Service bulletin. BMW: ENGINE TOO HOT MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES. THE WATER PUMP DOESNT POWER UP. *RM |
| SIM-17-02-07 | 2010-06-21. Service bulletin. 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 |