MINI Cooper 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M510814 · NHTSA communication 10148209 · issued Dec 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2014–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Front Doors Will Not Latch. The front door(s) may not latch or lock correctly when opening or closing. The condition mainly occurs with high or low temperature changes, making it difficult to duplicate. This only affects the Magna door lock and models without option 323 (automatic soft close). Manufacturing tolerances of the door lock
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.