# Service bulletin M340120

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: 10181236
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-10\-19
- Manufacturer's number: M340120
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-09\-01
- NHTSA component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC \(ASC\); STRUCTURE

## NHTSA's summary

SERVICE ACTION \- PROGRAM THE BODY DOMAIN CONTROL \(BDC\) UNIT: Aftermarket scan tools cannot read fault codes in the Dynamic Stability Control \(DSC\) unit via the On Board Diagnostic \(OBD\) socket. The DSC data is not processed correctly in the BDC and therefore cannot transmit any diagnostic requests via the OBD using aftermarket scan tools.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10181236-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10181236-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Body and frame, Driver assistance

## Vehicles listed

- 2017 MINI CLUBMAN
- 2014 to 2021 MINI COOPER
- 2014 to 2017 MINI COOPER S
- 2019 to 2021 MINI COOPER S
- 2021 MINI COOPER SE
- 2015 to 2018 MINI JCW CONVERTIBLE
- 2021 MINI JCW CONVERTIBLE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [M640116](/bulletins/10249431.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Customer complains of a musty odor or damp front footwell carpet.
- [M511616](/bulletins/10245428.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Cavity protection applied to underside of the hood is leaking out onto the wheel arch trim and grille.
- [SIM610321](/bulletins/10214271.md), 2022-06-21, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. The Check Control message "Door open" appears in the instrument cluster \(Kombi\) even though all vehicle doors are securely closed and locked.
- [M410221](/bulletins/10200492.md), 2021-08-23, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SERVICE ACTION 0041080200: MINI F54 RIGHT FRONT DOOR: Due to a fault in the press shop, there may be a crack in the inner door panel of the front right door in the area of the window frame.
- [M640220](/bulletins/10182629.md), 2020-11-16, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. CONDENSATION FROM AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS INTO PASSENGER FOOTWELL: Condensation from the air conditioning systems evaporator drips, below the instrument panel, into the passenger's footwell. During assembly, the cover of the fresh air intake was not fully seated when the screws were tightened. This cover can then leak condensation out through the existing gap.
- [M510120](/bulletins/10174369.md), 2020-04-27, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FRONT DOORS DO NOT LATCH IN COLD WEATHER: At ambient temperatures below freezing one or both front doors may not open when attempting to enter. In some cases after opening they may not correctly latch. A missing seal on the inner Bowden release cable may allow water to enter the cable sheathing and freeze.
- [M510319](/bulletins/10166396.md), 2019-10-21, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. RATTLE FROM FRONT DOOR: A rattle noise is present from the door while driving most commonly when driving over rough roads.
- [M510218](/bulletins/10153719.md), 2019-02-25, Service bulletin: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SPLIT REAR DOOR ONLY OPENS ON ONE SIDE. When the key button is pressed to open the rear split doors.
- [M660216](/bulletins/10151348.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. Collision warning and Pedestrian Warning Failed. While driving, a Check Control Message \(CCM\) is displayed advising of the following: Front collision warning failed Pedestrian detection failed The following fault code is stored in the KAFAS \(Camera\-based Driver Assistance System\): 0X800AC4 \- Camera calibration failed CAUSE The KAFAS camera is not properly mounted and secured to the mounting bracket on the windshield, And/ or The mounting bracket glued to the windshield is not installed correctly. The pictures below show both incorrect and correct installation. KAFAS camera mounting bracket not secured correctly to the windshield. Notice the spacing between the white outline and the bracket. Possible solutions: Verify the KAFAS camera is installed \(seated\) properly in its bracket Replace the KAFAS camera Replace the windshield
- [M510916](/bulletins/10150060.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. ?TAILGATE UNINTENTIONALLY OPENS. Customer inquires about tailgate opening process, mentioning: \* Trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked. \* Trunk/tailgate may open while the vehicle is in motion. \* Vehicle key trunk/tailgate button may accidentally be pressed, thus opening the tailgate.

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