MINI Cooper 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M630119 · NHTSA communication 10159156 · issued Mar 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2017–2018
model years
4
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.
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.