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MINI bulletin M840119

MINI filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 1, 2019, received Apr 22, 2019, about the electrical system. It names 11 model years (2016–2019). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

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Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Mar 1, 2019 Received by NHTSA Apr 22, 2019 Components Electrical System

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
M840119Service bulletinMar 1, 201910159158not yet checked

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2016 MINI Cooper S; 2017 MINI Cooper S; 2019 MINI Cooper S.

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is MINI M840119 a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the M840119 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.

Which vehicles does M840119 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 11 model years: 2017 MINI Clubman, 2019 MINI Cooper, 2018 MINI Cooper, 2017 MINI Cooper, 2016 MINI Cooper, 2018 MINI John Cooper Works and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.