MINI Clubman 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M511416 · NHTSA communication 10146616 · issued Mar 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2014–2017
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
"? INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR MOVES OUT OF POSITION . The ""manually-dimming"" interior rearview mirror does not hold its set position when traveling over rough roads and/or with ""low ambient"" interior temperatures. The pivot ball surface finish does not provide sufficient friction for stable positioning."
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.