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Service bulletins for the 2008 MINI Cooper Convertible

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.

20 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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M6106072023-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MINI electrical systems have continued to develop over the past few years. As a result, the demand on the batteries has increased. Breakdowns due to an empty battery or problems in the vehicles electrical system can have various causes, most of which are not due to the battery itself. For this reason, a battery replacement will permanently eliminate the problem only in the rarest of cases. The energy diagnosis test module helps to localize these causes. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle “discharged battery” complaints. Without performing the energy diagnosis test plan, the root cause of a discharged battery cannot be identified. In order to properly repair the vehicle the first time, it is very important that the diagnostic test plan is performed to completion; with all results taken into consideration.
M3202142018-12-10. Service bulletin. STEERING. This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI 32 02 14 dated August 2014. SUBJECT Installation of Right-Hand Drive Steering Spindle in Left-Hand Drive Vehicle is No Longer Required. Left-hand drive steering spindles are currently available.
M0105142018-11-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. MINI CVT Replacement Parts Warranty Extension: Additional 12 Months with Up to 50,000 Accumulated Miles. A MINI vehicle's CVT assembly or component that was previously repaired and/or replaced by an authorized MINI dealer or BMW center may experience a subsequent failure.
M3202142018-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STEERING. Installation of Right-Hand Drive Steering Spindle in Left-Hand Drive Vehicle. Supply shortage of left-hand drive steering spindles
M0105142018-11-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MINI CVT Replacement Parts Warranty Extension: Additional 12 Months with Up to 50,000 Accumulated Miles. A MINI vehicle's CVT assembly or component that was previously repaired and/or replaced by an authorized MINI dealer or BMW center may experience a subsequent failure.
M2401182018-04-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. AISIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISISON: RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL REPLACEMENT
12 09 152016-02-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MINI: FAULTY SOFTWARE FOR THE TANK VENTILATION CONTROL DISPLAYS ENGINE THROTTLE REACTION WHEN TEMPERATURE IS HIGH OUTSIDE, AND MORE OBVIOUS IF THE TANK IS ONLY PARTLY FILLED. *MA
SIM-11-10-142015-06-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. MINI: SOME VEHICLES HAVE TURBOCHARGER NOISE AND A LACK OR LOSS OF PERFORMANCE, DUE TO RESTRICTION OF TURBOCHARGER OIL SUPPLY, RESULTING IN OIL STARVATION AND SEIZING OF TURBOCHARGER ASSEMBLY. MODEL ALL. *PE
SI-M-13-01-132013-11-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MINI: THERE IS A PROCEDURAL ERROR IN THE REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING HIGH PRESSURE PUMP CURRENT VERSION THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE CORRECTED REPAIR INSTRUCTION PORTION FOR THE N14 AND N18 ENGINE. MODELS R55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SI-M61-01-122012-04-24. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MINI: AFTER DRIVE-AWAY LOCKING ACTIVATES, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO UNLOCK THE BOOT. *KB
SI-M51-02-122012-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MINI: INSTALLATION OF A HEAT SHIELD FOR THE BONNET INTAKE AIR GRILL. *KB
SIM-16-01-092012-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL FILTER. MINI: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING PROCEDURE OF REPLACING FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DUE TO FAILURE ON THE RIGHT AND/OR LEFT SIDE. *PE
SIM-17-01-102011-09-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. BMW: ENGINE TOO HOT MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES. THE WATER PUMP DOESNT POWER UP. *RM
SIM-01-05-112011-09-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. BMW: THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH FAULT CODES STORED. DRIVEABILITY IS NOT AFFECTED. IT IS A TANK LEAK DIAGNOSTIC PUMP PROBLEM. *RM
SB-12272011-09-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BMW SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH A VAPOR RECOVERY PUMP WHICH WILL CAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON. *RM
SIM-01-05-112011-08-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. BMW: SOME VEHICLES WITH THE N12 ENGINE WILL HAVE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL BE ON, BUT PERFORMANCE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. *RM
SIM-65-06-112011-08-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. BMW: THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON WITH A FAULT STORED. THE WIRING UNDER THE SEAT MAY BE PINCHED OR DAMAGED. *RM
SIM-11-07-082011-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). BMW: DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONS OF CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM. *RM
SIM-13-06-102011-03-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MINI: TEILECLEARING FOR N14/N18 ENGINE DRIVABILITY AND FUEL SYSTEM. ENHANCED TECHNICAL SUPPORT (TEILECLEARING) PROCESS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO HELP IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSES OFCUSTOMER COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THE N14/N18 DRIVABILITY AND FUEL SYSTEM *E.G., LONG CRANK, LOSS OF POWER, SES LAMP ON, ETC.). THIS PROCESS CAN ALSO HELP EXPEDITE THE DEFECT ERADICATION PROCESS, ONCE THE ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SI-M61-02-092010-05-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. MINI: SERVICE ACTION-PROGRAM CONTROL MODULES (FRM). AN ERROR IN THE FOOTWELL MODULE (FRM) SOFTWARE MAY LEAD TO A LOSS OF WINDOW INITIALIZATION FOR R57 (MINI CONVERTIBLE) ON SOME MODELS. WHEN WIND WINDOW INITIALIZATION IS LOST, THE WINDOW REMAINS IN THE SHORT LIFT POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED, AND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP CANNOT BE OPENED. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.