# Service bulletin M510513

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10146803
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-11\-05
- Manufacturer's number: M510513
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-12\-01
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE

## NHTSA's summary

Creaking/Cracking Noise from the Upper Roof Area. A creaking noise can be heard from the rear roof area when driving on rough roads or uneven surfaces. The body shell roof support area, where the C\-pillar is joined to the roof, is buckling, creating the noise.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10146803-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10146803-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2015 MINI COOPER
- 2011 to 2013 MINI COOPER COUNTRYMAN
- 2014 to 2015 MINI COOPER S
- 2011 to 2012 MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN
- 2016 MINI COUNTRYMAN

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [M640116](/bulletins/10249431.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Customer complains of a musty odor or damp front footwell carpet.
- [M511616](/bulletins/10245428.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Cavity protection applied to underside of the hood is leaking out onto the wheel arch trim and grille.
- [M620115](/bulletins/10147799.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Door Open Message Displayed, Even Though Door Is Closed. While driving, a CCM \(Check Control Message\) indicates the doors are open, even though they are closed. Also, sometimes the gong will sound and the interior lights will go on and off. The FRM \(Footwell Module\) sees an incorrect door lock status caused by voltage variations in the door locks.
- [M620115](/bulletins/10147227.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; INTERIOR LIGHTING. Door Open Message Displayed, Even Though Door Is Closed. The customer complains that while driving, a CCM \(check control message\) indicates the doors are open, even though they are closed. Also, sometimes the gong will sound and the interior lights will go on and off. Unspecified FRM \(footwell module\) door lock status due to voltage variations

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