MINI Clubman 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M510916 · NHTSA communication 10150060 · issued Sep 1, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2019
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
?TAILGATE UNINTENTIONALLY OPENS. Customer inquires about tailgate opening process, mentioning: * Trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked. * Trunk/tailgate may open while the vehicle is in motion. * Vehicle key trunk/tailgate button may accidentally be pressed, thus opening the tailgate.
Vehicles covered
- 2017 MINI Clubman
- 2014 MINI Cooper
- 2015 MINI Cooper
- 2017 MINI Cooper
- 2018 MINI Cooper
- 2019 MINI Cooper
- 2016 MINI Cooper Convertible
- 2014 MINI Cooper S
- 2015 MINI Cooper S
- 2016 MINI Cooper S
- 2017 MINI Cooper S
- 2019 MINI Cooper S
- 2015 MINI John Cooper Works
- 2016 MINI John Cooper Works
- 2017 MINI John Cooper Works
- 2018 MINI John Cooper Works
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.