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MINI Cooper 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIM-51-08-14 · NHTSA communication 10058241 · issued Dec 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mini: on some magna door locks and due to high or low temperature changes, the front door(s) fails to latch or lock correctly upon closing or opening and makes it difficult to duplicate. Model 2014 r60, r61. *pe

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.