MINI Cooper 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M510516 · NHTSA communication 10146926 · issued Oct 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2017
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
WATER LEAK IN REAR HATCH This Service Information supersedes SI M51 05 16 dated July 2016.. Water may be found in trunk area. Insufficient sealing of rear hatch.
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.