TSB M120121 — Mini Service bulletin

M120121 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mini Cooper, 2015–2021 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. In situations when the fuel tank vent line becomes blocked, the on-board diagnosis (OBD) may not detect the blockage.

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
7Model years

Vehicles and model years M120121 names

VehicleModel years
Mini Cooper 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Every document filed under M120121

Document IDFiledType
M120121 December 1, 2021 Service bulletin

What M120121 covers

Fuel system — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB M120121?

M120121 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2015–2021 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: In situations when the fuel tank vent line becomes blocked, the on-board diagnosis (OBD) may not detect the blockage.

Which vehicles does M120121 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mini Cooper (2015–2021). 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 M120121 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. M120121 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 M120121?

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 M120121, 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 M120121. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.