MINI Clubman 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M660217 · NHTSA communication 10146777 · issued Sep 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2016–2018
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
(SMART OPENER) CONTACTLESS TAILGATE NOT ABLE TO BE DEACTIVATED. Customer desires to have contactless tailgate opening and closing (Smart Opener) deactivated. Function not included in software released.
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.