Service bulletin SI M-12-03-13

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10053607
Published by NHTSA	2013-11-12
Manufacturer's number	SI M-12-03-13
Manufacturer's date	2013-08-01
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

MINI: SOME VEHICLES WOULD EXPERIENCE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP ILLUMINATION OF RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR. MODELS 2012 AND UP R55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
MINI COOPER	2012 to 2013
MINI COOPER COUNTRYMAN	2012 to 2013
MINI COOPER COUPE	2012, 2013
MINI COOPER ROADSTER	2012, 2013
MINI COOPER S	2012 to 2013

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

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