{"nhtsa_id":10149504,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-26","date":"2013-04-01","document_id":"M360113","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"TIRES; EQUIPMENT; WHEELS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"\"MINI GP: Choice of Tire Option Agreement and Alternate Tire Retrofit. The Kumho 215/40 R17 Ecsta V700 sport tire performance optimization results in vehicle operation limitations, specifically when operated in cold climates or on wet, slushy or snow-covered roads. If your MINI JCW GP owner prefers a set of tires that better fits his/her driving style and climate, these owners can swap out the factory-original equipment (OE) Kumho 215/40 R17 Ecsta V700 sport tires for a set of the following MINI approved alternate tires: ??205/45R17 84W John Cooper Works performance run-flat tires Please refer to the attached MINI Product Planning & Strategy Bulletin M-20-0313-0012, \"\"MINI John Cooper Works GP Unleashed,\"\" for more information, including the required \"\"choice of tire option\"\" agreement form.\"","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10149504-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10149504-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10149504","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"tires","name":"Tires","parent":null},{"id":"wheels","name":"Wheels","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER","year_from":2007,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_mini_cooper","2008_mini_cooper","2009_mini_cooper","2010_mini_cooper"]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER S","year_from":2007,"year_to":2010,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2007_mini_cooper","2008_mini_cooper","2009_mini_cooper","2010_mini_cooper"]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER S","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER S US","year_from":2009,"year_to":2009,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2009_mini_cooper"]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER S US","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER US","year_from":2007,"year_to":2007,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2007_mini_cooper"]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER US","year_from":2009,"year_to":2009,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2009_mini_cooper"]},{"make":"MINI","model":"JOHN COOPER WORKS","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"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":[]}