{"nhtsa_id":10147801,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-13","date":"2015-10-01","document_id":"M640315","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR","mfr_system":null,"summary":"\"Intermittent Failure of the Blower Motor. Intermittent failure of the blower motor at high vehicle speeds and/or strong headwinds. The fault code \"\"0x801204 - blower output stage: Short circuit or blocked\"\" is stored in IHX_I1 (Heater-air conditioning control unit) sets under the following conditions: High vehicle speeds. Or Driving into strong headwind. Sunroof in the open/tilt position and/or an open side window may cause situation to occur at lower speeds. The blower resumes operation again after 60 seconds. CAUSE High wind flow and wind force causes a current overload in the blower motor.\"","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10147801-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10147801-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10147801","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"visibility","name":"Glass, wipers and mirrors","parent":null},{"id":"hvac","name":"Heating and air conditioning","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER","year_from":2014,"year_to":2015,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER CONVERTIBLE","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_mini_cooper-convertible"]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER S","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MINI","model":"JOHN COOPER WORKS","year_from":2015,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}