# Service bulletin M121214

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: 10148056
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-11\-13
- Manufacturer's number: M121214
- Manufacturer's date: 2014\-09\-01
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

"VANOS Control Faults Stored Due To DME Error. The Service Engine Soon \(MIL\) lamp is illuminated, and the engine could go into a reduced power mode with the ""Drivetrain Malfunction"" message displayed. One or more of the VANOS faults listed in the attachment are stored in the DME, although the engine is mechanically sound and no unusual noises can be heard from the VANOS area. These control faults relate to implausible camshaft position \(intake or exhaust\), to the camshaft being stuck situation, or to the camshaft angle offset being outside the tolerance range. Due to unfavorable Engine Position Management \(EPM\) parameters in the DME software, various VANOS control faults could be set."

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10148056-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10148056-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2015 MINI COOPER
- 2014 MINI COOPER S
- 2015 MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS

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