Service bulletin M010316

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NHTSA's summary

"B38 AND B48 LEAK DIAGNOSIS MODULE (NVLD): LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES. INFORMATION For the eligible vehicles, MINI USA a division of BMW of North America, LLC (""MINI USA"") is extending the limited warranty for the leak diagnosis module (NVLD) to: 10 years/120,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in-service date Note: This bulletin is notice of a ""limited warranty extension."" This is NOT a notice of a Recall or Service Action. There is no immediate repair required unless the MINI vehicle is currently experiencing this problem. Customer Notification Letter - VIN and Component-specific Warranty Extension Even though this is NOT a Recall, MINI USA will be sending VIN-specific customer notification letters in a phased release. ELIGIBLE VEHICLES To assist you in identifying the ""eligible vehicles"" that have this extended limited warranty coverage, the DCSnet Warranty Vehicle Inquiry will be updated with the VIN-specific ""Vehicle Comment"" shown below: MINI USA has extended the limited warranty for the leak diagnosis module (NVLD) on this vehicle to 10 years/120,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date. This component-specific limited warranty extension applies to defects in materials or workmanship. This coverage is subject to the same vehicle eligibility requirements, limitations, and exclusions that apply to the MINI New Passenger Car Limited Warranty. Please see SI M01 03 16. Warning: Before performing and submitting a repair under this extended limited warranty (ELW), always do a DCSnet Warranty inquiry to confirm that the vehicle has the above ""Notice of Limited Warranty Extension"" in the Vehicle Comment section. The ""model year"" production start (SOP) and end date (EOP) for a specific ""model variant"" within a ""Series"" will vary, please do not use a vehicle's production date as the sole determent for ELW coverage eligibility. If you have ELW eligibility and/or coverage question, please send an ema

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