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MINI Clubman 2016–2018technical 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.

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.