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Service bulletin SI-M61-01-12

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10043725
Published by NHTSA2012-04-24
Manufacturer's numberSI-M61-01-12
Manufacturer's date2012-01-01
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; UNKNOWN OR OTHER

NHTSA's summary

MINI: AFTER DRIVE-AWAY LOCKING ACTIVATES, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO UNLOCK THE BOOT. *KB

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Latches and locks

Vehicles listed
MINI COOPER2001
MINI COOPER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
MINI COOPER2011
MINI COOPER CLUBMAN2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MINI COOPER CLUBMAN2011
MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
MINI COOPER COUNTRYMAN2011
MINI COOPER S2001
MINI COOPER S2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MINI COOPER S2011
MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN2011
MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE2011
MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN2011

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
M5106132018-12-03. Service bulletin. Bonnet Lock Difficult to Open or Close. The bonnet lock fails to operate correctly and is difficult to open or close. CAUSE Corrosion in the bonnet lock assembly
SI-M-51-09-082008-12-16. Service bulletin. MINI: REAR SPLIT DOOR OPENING PROBLEMS. ONE OR BOTH OF THE REAR SPLIT DOORS INTERMITTENTLY HAVE FUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS. THE DOOR(S) MAY NOT UNLATCH WHEN THE LEVER ON THE HANDLE IS PULLED OR THE LATCH MAY RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT BEING PULLED. *PE UPDATED 7/10/09. *PE