TSB M010514 — Mini Service bulletin

M010514 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mini Cooper, 2002–2006 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. MINI CVT Replacement Parts Warranty Extension: Additional 12 Months with Up to 50,000 Accumulated Miles. A MINI vehicle's CVT assembly or component that was previously repaired and/or replaced by an authorized MINI dealer or BMW center may experience a subsequent failure.

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

2Documents filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years M010514 names

VehicleModel years
Mini Cooper 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Every document filed under M010514

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
M010514 October 1, 2014 Service bulletin
M010514 June 1, 2014 Service bulletin

What M010514 covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB M010514?

M010514 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2002–2006 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: MINI CVT Replacement Parts Warranty Extension: Additional 12 Months with Up to 50,000 Accumulated Miles. A MINI vehicle's CVT assembly or component that was previously repaired and/or replaced by an authorized MINI dealer or BMW center may experience a subsequent failure.

Which vehicles does M010514 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mini Cooper (2002–2006). 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 M010514 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. M010514 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 M010514?

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 M010514, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 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 M010514. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.