TSB M651016 — Mini Service bulletin

M651016 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mini Cooper, 2007–2009 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. "USB DEVICE IS NOT DETECTED BY CHAMP2 HEAD UNIT. Media connected to the USB connector is not recognized by the audio system. Playback of files from the media is not possible. Message displayed on the audio system display: ""Title cannot be reproduced"" ""Is being read"" (but…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years M651016 names

VehicleModel years
Mini Cooper 2007, 2008, 2009

Every document filed under M651016

Document IDFiledType
M651016 November 1, 2016 Service bulletin

What M651016 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB M651016?

M651016 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2007–2009 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: "USB DEVICE IS NOT DETECTED BY CHAMP2 HEAD UNIT. Media connected to the USB connector is not recognized by the audio system. Playback of files from the media is not possible. Message displayed on the audio system display: ""Title cannot be reproduced"" ""Is being read"" (but…

Which vehicles does M651016 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mini Cooper (2007–2009). 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 M651016 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. M651016 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 M651016?

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 M651016, 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 M651016. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.