Delivery Stop/Service Action: Shock Absorber Rear Axle MODEL F56 (MINI Hardtop) SITUATION A rear shock...

Bulletin number

M330114

Component

Suspension: rear: shock absorber

Summary

Delivery Stop/Service Action: Shock Absorber Rear Axle MODEL F56 (MINI Hardtop) SITUATION A rear shock absorber with a malfunctioning damper valve may have been fitted into some vehicles. Important note: In the group of identified vehicles, only four shock absorbers in total are affected. The damper function of these four units is only partially effective. These four shock absorbers can be identified, based on a particular date and serial number, as seen in the attachment M330114 Labels. This Service Action involves F56 MINI Hardtop vehicles produced from April 7, 2014 through May 14, 2014. First check if a Service Action label with a code number 67 is already attached to the B-pillar. If a code number 67 has been punched out, the Campaign has already been performed and no further action is necessary. Vehicles which require this Service Action to be completed will show it as "Open" when checked either in the "Service Menu" of DCSnet (Dealer Communication System) or with the Key Reader.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 6 complaints in the suspension category.