MINI Cooper Clubman 2001–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SI-M-51-09-08 · NHTSA communication 10026766 · issued Mar 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2001–2008
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mini: rear split door opening problems. One or both of the rear split doors intermittently have functional problems. The door(s) may not unlatch when the lever on the handle is pulled or the latch may release unexpectedly without being pulled. *pe updated 7/10/09. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2006 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2007 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2008 MINI Cooper Clubman
- 2008 MINI Cooper Clubman S
- 2001 MINI Cooper S
- 2002 MINI Cooper S
- 2003 MINI Cooper S
- 2004 MINI Cooper S
- 2005 MINI Cooper S
- 2006 MINI Cooper S
- 2007 MINI Cooper S
- 2008 MINI Cooper S
- 2005 MINI R55 Clubman
- 2006 MINI R55 Clubman
- 2007 MINI R55 Clubman
- 2008 MINI R55 Clubman
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.