TSB SIM640122 — Mini Service bulletin

SIM640122 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mini Cooper, 2016–2022 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Mist formation on the windscreen inner surface may occur at departure or after MSA (automaticstart/stop). Acoustic abnormality in the area of the recirculated air flap (recirculation flap closing and opening several times). The above may occur individually or in combination.

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
7Model years

Vehicles and model years SIM640122 names

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

Every document filed under SIM640122

Document IDFiledType
SIM640122 May 1, 2022 Service bulletin

What SIM640122 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SIM640122?

SIM640122 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2016–2022 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Mist formation on the windscreen inner surface may occur at departure or after MSA (automaticstart/stop). Acoustic abnormality in the area of the recirculated air flap (recirculation flap closing and opening several times). The above may occur individually or in combination.

Which vehicles does SIM640122 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mini Cooper (2016–2022). 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 SIM640122 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SIM640122 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 SIM640122?

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 SIM640122, 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 SIM640122. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.