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Service bulletins for the 2002 MINI Cooper

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.

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

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MC-101132014-04-16. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. MINI: WARRANTY COVERAGE EXTENSION/REPAIR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ELECTRO HYDRAULIC POWER (ASSIST) STEERING (EHPS) PUMP, WHICH HAS ITS OWN COOLING FAN, ON SOME VEHICLES AND NOT THE ELECTRIC POWER (ASSIST) STEERING (EPS) SYSTEM ON OTHER MINIS. MODELS 2002-2005 COOPER, COOPER S, CONVERTIBLE, CONVERTIBLE S. *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
SIM-01-01-132013-08-21. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. MINI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH COOLING FAN AND THE DURABILITY OF ELECTRO HYDRAULIC POWER (ASSIST) STEERING (EHPS) PUMP. MODELS 2002-2005 R50, R52, R3. *PE UPDATED ON 11/1/2013. *KB UPDATED 3/4/2014 *JS
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
SIM -01-04-102011-09-28. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. BMW: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT MAY BE ON WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONS. *RM
SIM-12-02-112011-09-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: A SOFTWARE ERROR IS CAUSING A HESITATION OR JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING UNDER HIGHER LOADS BETWEEN 3000 ¿ 4000 RPM. *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-17-02-072010-06-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. MINI: ELECTRIC COOLING FAN RUNS AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN CONTINUES TO RUN. DUE TO THE OPERATING STRATEGY OF THE DME, THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN MAY CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF IN TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. ENGINE COOLANT TEMP REACHES 108 DEGREES CELSIUS (DUE TO HEAT SOAK), COOLING FAN WILL ACTIVATE TIL COOLANT TEMP DROPS BELOW 105 DEGREES CELSIUS. FAN WILL RUN TO ASSIST THE AUXILIARY WATER PUMP, WHICH IS USED TO COOL TURBO CHARGER AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SIM-51-09-072010-06-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. MINI: WATER LEAK FROM THE FRONT DOORS. AFTER HEAVY RAIN, THE CARPET MAY BE WET IN THE AREA NEAR THE REAR OF THE FRONT DOORS OR IN THE FOOTWELL AREA. WATER WHICH IS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AT THE TOP REAR EDGE OF THE DOOR IS NOT ABLE TO DRAIN OUT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR SEAL. AS A RESULT, THE WATER TRAVELS ALONG THE DOOR SEAL AND INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *PE
SI-M-11-01-092009-11-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MINI: WHEN REPLACING THE CYLINDER HEAD COVER ON A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE NEW N14 ENGINE, THE COVER WILL LOOK DIFFERENT IN APPEARANCE. THE REPLACEMENT COVER IS NOW EQUIPPED WITH A CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SI-M-18-01-092009-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. MINI: DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS,THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAY DETERIORATE CAUSING AN INCREASED LEVEL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS. THE CATALYST EFFICIENCY FAULT CODE (276A) WILL BE STORED IN THE DME MEMORY, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP WILL BE ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE DRIVABILITY IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS TYPE OF THE CATALYST FAILURE. (R55, R56). *PE
SIM-12-02-092009-05-29. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. MINI: SERVICE ENGINE SOON OR CHECK GAS CAP WARNING IS ILLUMINATED: TANK LEAKAGE. LEAKAGE IS DETECTED IN THE TANK VENTILATION OR EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. *PE
SI-M-65-05-082008-12-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). MINI: CHECK SVS FUNCTION. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE VOICE INPUT SYSTEM (SVS SA 620) DOES NOT FUNCTION. THE SVS WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLES. *PE
SIM-11-03-082008-12-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. MINI: TURBOCHARGER FAILURE; OIL SUPPLY LINE BLOCKAGE. LOSS OF PERFORMANCE AND TURBOCHARGER NOISE. *PE UPDATED 8/16/11. *PE
SI-M-51-09-082008-12-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. MINI: REAR SPLIT DOOR OPENING PROBLEMS. ONE OR BOTH OF THE REAR SPLIT DOORS INTERMITTENTLY HAVE FUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS. THE DOOR(S) MAY NOT UNLATCH WHEN THE LEVER ON THE HANDLE IS PULLED OR THE LATCH MAY RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT BEING PULLED. *PE UPDATED 7/10/09. *PE
SI-M-13-01-082008-11-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MINI: FUEL ODOR FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP (HDP) AND/OR THE LOW PRESSURE SUPPLY HOSE CONNECTION CAN ALLOW FUEL SEEPAGE, RESULTING IN THE FUEL ODOR. *PE
SI M21-03-082008-09-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MINI- R5 & R56 (COOPER; COOPER S) WITH GETRAG 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION: COMPLAINT OF AN INTERMITTENT NO-CRANK, NO START SITUATION. THE CLUTCH SWITCH MODULE HAS NOT BEEN SECURED IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. *PE
SI M24 01 082008-09-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MINI: R55, R56 (COOPER, COOPER S) WITH F21 ASIN 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - INCORRECT GEAR DISPLAY. *PE
SI M64-02-082008-09-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. MINI: DRIVER FOOTWELL AREA BECOMES HOT. THE HEARTER CORE PIPES ARE POORLY INSULATED. MODEL R56. *PE
SI M11 02 072008-04-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. RATTLE NOISE FROM ENGINE. FROM START OF PRODUCTION UP TO APRIL 11, 2007. WITH N14 ENGINE. *NJ
3601062006-05-19. Service bulletin. TIRES. NITROGEN INFLATED TIRES. *TT
1101042004-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN 04E-A03 - REPLACE CRANKCASE BREATHER LINE. THE CRANKCASE VENTILATION BREATHER HOSE MAY SOFTEN AND EVENTUALLY MAY COLLAPSE AFTER EXTENDED TIME IN SERVICE. A HISSING OR HUMMING NOISE MAY BE NOTICED DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT MAY BE ILLUMINATED AND VARIOUS DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS (ROUGH IDLE, STALLING) MAY BE EXPERIENCED. *TT
1201042004-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN 04E-A01 - REPROGRAM DME FOR TANK LEAKAGE DIAGNOSTICS. TANK LEAKAGE DIAGNOSTICS DOES NOT RUN CORRECTLY DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE DME SOFTWARE. AS A RESULT, THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL NOT BE ILLUMINATED IN CASE OF LEAKAGE IN THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. *TT *SC
1203022003-08-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE SPEED FLUCTUATION WHILE COASTING DOWN COOPER WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION PRODUCED UP TO 07/02. *TT
2401022003-03-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE ACTION TO FLUSH AND REPLACE INCORRECT CVT TRANSMISSION OIL. PRODUCED FROM 2002. *TT

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