MINI Cooper 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M540217 · NHTSA communication 10145371 · issued Jul 1, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2016–2018
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
CONVERTIBLE TOP REAR WINDOW DAMAGE: When opening the convertible top, the rear window and the luggage compartment cover or convertible top linkage collide causing damage to the rear window.
Vehicles covered
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.