TSB M01 — Mini Service bulletin

M01 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mini Cooper, 2001–2005 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. MINI: MODELS R50, R52, AND R53 WITH THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC POWER-ASSIST STEERING PUMP AND COOLING FANS WILL HAVE AN LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 13 YEARS/150,000 MILES.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years M01 names

VehicleModel years
Mini Cooper 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Every document filed under M01

Document IDFiledType
SI M01 01 13 November 1, 2014 Service bulletin

What M01 covers

Steering, Electrical, Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB M01?

M01 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2001–2005 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: MINI: MODELS R50, R52, AND R53 WITH THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC POWER-ASSIST STEERING PUMP AND COOLING FANS WILL HAVE AN LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 13 YEARS/150,000 MILES.

Which vehicles does M01 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mini Cooper (2001–2005). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB M01 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. M01 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of M01?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under M01, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-29 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under M01. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.