MINI Cooper 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M630119 · NHTSA communication 10154764 · issued Feb 1, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2017–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
SERVICE ACTION REWORK TAIL LIGHTS. The tail light mounting brackets may be cracked or broken. During assembly; oil may have contaminated the plastic housing of the rear tail lamps; causing damage to the mounting points of the tail light assembly.
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.