TSB M320214 — Mini Service bulletin

M320214 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. This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI 32 02 14 dated August 2014. SUBJECT Installation of Right-Hand Drive Steering Spindle in Left-Hand Drive Vehicle is No Longer Required. Left-hand drive steering spindles are currently available.

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

2Documents filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years M320214 names

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

Every document filed under M320214

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
M320214 March 1, 2016 Service bulletin
M320214 August 1, 2014 Service bulletin

What M320214 covers

Steering — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB M320214?

M320214 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2002–2006 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI 32 02 14 dated August 2014. SUBJECT Installation of Right-Hand Drive Steering Spindle in Left-Hand Drive Vehicle is No Longer Required. Left-hand drive steering spindles are currently available.

Which vehicles does M320214 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 M320214 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. M320214 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 M320214?

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 M320214, 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 M320214. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.