TSB M610123 — Mini Service bulletin

M610123 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mini Cooper, 2014–2023 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Oscillations in the electric drive can occur. As a result, the 12 V positive battery cable may rub against the battery box cover.

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
10Model years

Vehicles and model years M610123 names

VehicleModel years
Mini Cooper 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Every document filed under M610123

Document IDFiledType
M610123 March 1, 2023 Service bulletin

What M610123 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB M610123?

M610123 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2014–2023 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Oscillations in the electric drive can occur. As a result, the 12 V positive battery cable may rub against the battery box cover.

Which vehicles does M610123 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mini Cooper (2014–2023). 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 M610123 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. M610123 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 M610123?

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 M610123, 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 M610123. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.