# Service bulletin 11 02 15

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: 10059094
- Published by NHTSA: 2016\-02\-03
- Manufacturer's number: 11 02 15
- Manufacturer's date: 2015\-06\-01
- NHTSA component: ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

MINI: A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND DME SOFTWARE ERROR OF THE VANOS ACTUATORS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH WHICH ACTIVATES THE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT. \*MA

## 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

## Vehicles listed

- 2001 MINI COOPER
- 2002 to 2010 MINI COOPER
- 2011 to 2015 MINI COOPER
- 2006 to 2010 MINI COOPER CLUBMAN
- 2011 MINI COOPER CLUBMAN
- 2008 MINI COOPER CLUBMAN S
- 2016 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE
- 2001 MINI COOPER S
- 2002 to 2010 MINI COOPER S
- 2011 to 2016 MINI COOPER S

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [18V248000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V248000.md), 2018-04-18: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
- [12V008000](/recalls/nhtsa/12V008000.md), 2012-01-11: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
- [08V657000](/recalls/nhtsa/08V657000.md), 2008-12-12: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SIM010511](/bulletins/10216756.md), 2022-08-01, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. N12 Tank leak diagnostic module \(DMTL\) pump:limited warranty extension to 10 years/120,000 miles
- [BMWJUL1316](/bulletins/10193497.md), 2021-05-17, Service bulletin: ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. MINI Water Pump Class Action Settlement
- [M010419](/bulletins/10171506.md), 2020-02-18, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT: N14 HIGH\-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP \(HDP\) SERVICE BENEFIT CLASS VEHICLES: The MINI vehicle may experience a sudden engine operational failure reduced or loss of power while driving and the malfunction indicator lamp \(MIL\) may be illuminated along with high\-pressure fuel pumprelated faults stored in the Engine Control Module \(DME\). PROCEDURE Perform the corresponding diagnosis/vehicle test and run the test plans to completion as applicable.
- [M130119](/bulletins/10165271.md), 2019-09-23, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. LIN BUS COMMUNICATION FAULT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AIR CATALYST \(EAC\) SENSOR FC1B8302. The malfunction indicator lamp light is on \(MIL\) with the following fault code stored in the DME.
- [M130119](/bulletins/10165248.md), 2019-09-23, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. LIN BUS COMMUNICATION FAULT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AIR CATALYST \(EAC\) SENSOR FC1B8302. The malfunction indicator lamp light is on \(MIL\) with the following fault code stored in the DME.
- [M120219](/bulletins/10164019.md), 2019-08-19, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. DIAGNOSTIC HINT: CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSPECTION AFTER LOSS OF CRANKSHAFT SIGNAL: In certain situations when the crankshaft position signal is lost while driving the malfunction indicator lamp \(MIL\) and an engine malfunction check control message \(CCM \#29\) may be displayed. The engine may run roughly or with reduced power.
- [M240112](/bulletins/10162443.md), 2019-07-12, Service bulletin: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). Programming a Replacement EGS Module with ISTA/P. Programming a replacement electronic transmission control module \(EGS\) with ISTA/P requires the manual entry of the correct target basic and programmed part numbers. Programming concept.
- [M120210](/bulletins/10162441.md), 2019-07-12, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; ENGINE. "Cooper S with N14: Diagnosis for Misfire Faults. The Service Engine Soon \(MIL\) lamp is illuminated and/or the customer complains that the engine runs rough \(engine cold or warm\) with any of the following misfire faults stored in the DME: \* 2771, 2772, 2773, 2775, 2776, 2777, 2779, 277A, 277B, 277D, 277E, 277F \- "Combustion misfire, cylinder 1..4", sometimes together with: \* 2781, 2782, 2783 \- "Combustion misfire, multiple cylinders." On rare occasions, the Service Engine Soon lamp may not be illuminated \(with misfire faults still stored in the DME\) when the vehicle is brought to the workshop. Multiple causes related to electrical and mechanical engine components, or poor fuel quality in combination with unfavorable driving behavior \(low loads and short driving distances\). This condition may lead to possible clogging of the injector tips, causing a disturbance of the fuel spraying pattern or excessive carbon deposits on the intake valves/ports, resulting in reduced air flow into the combustion chambers."
- [M110117](/bulletins/10161583.md), 2019-06-24, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The Service Engine Soon \(MIL\) light is on with the following fault stored in the Digital Motor Electronics \(DME\). In the situation being described the fault is only stored during the cold winter months along with the use of winter fuel.
- [M010817](/bulletins/10159154.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. N16 ENGINE IGNITION COILS: LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS/120000 MILES This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI M01 08 17 dated February 2018.

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