Service bulletin M520213
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 |
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| NHTSA id | 10150309 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-12-03 |
| Manufacturer's number | M520213 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-10-01 |
| NHTSA component | SEATS |
NHTSA's summary
Squeaking Noise from Front Seat. A noise may be heard from the front driver's seat back when the customer applies sideways pressure during cornering. CAUSE Surface corrosion on the metal seat back frame can make a squeaking noise when rubbing against the foam rubber padding of the seat back.
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Seats
| MINI CLUBMAN | 2013, 2014 |
|---|---|
| MINI COOPER | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| MINI COOPER | 2011 to 2014 |
| MINI COOPER CLUBMAN | 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER CLUBMAN | 2011 |
| MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE | 2009 |
| MINI COOPER COUNTRYMAN | 2013 |
| MINI COOPER COUPE | 2012, 2013 |
| MINI COOPER ROADSTER | 2012, 2013 |
| MINI COOPER S | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER S | 2011 to 2014 |
| MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN | 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN | 2011 to 2012 |
| MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE | 2011 to 2012 |
| MINI COOPER S US | 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER S US | 2011 |
| MINI COOPER US | 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI COOPER US | 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MINI JCW | 2012 |
| MINI JCW CONVERTIBLE | 2012 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2015147 | 2015-04-07. Seats And Restraints |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| M011116 | 2020-09-14. Service bulletin. OC3 SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT - LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES: Component-Specific Limited Warranty Extension For the above-referenced vehicles, MINI USA, a division of BMW of North America, LLC (MINI USA) is extending the limited warranty for the front passenger's OC3 seat occupancy mat (shown) to: 10 years/120,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in-service date. |
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