{"nhtsa_id":10150202,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-12-03","date":"2013-11-01","document_id":"M110413","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Service Action: N14 Engine Check Timing Chain Tensioner and Timing Chain. The timing chain tensioner applies pre-tension to the timing chain guide rail mechanism. In some cases, the tensioner spring force may be too low. Depending on the severity of the wear, it may lead to a rattling noise when starting the engine cold or when the engine is idling. CAUSE The timing chain tensioner internal tolerances are not consistent.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150202-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150202-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10150202","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"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":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER S CLUBMAN","year_from":2008,"year_to":2010,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2008_mini_cooper","2009_mini_cooper","2010_mini_cooper"]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER S CLUBMAN","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER S CONVERTIBLE","year_from":2009,"year_to":2010,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2009_mini_cooper","2010_mini_cooper"]},{"make":"MINI","model":"COOPER S US","year_from":2009,"year_to":2009,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2009_mini_cooper"]}],"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":[]}