# 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
- 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

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150309-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150309-0001.pdf)

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## Components

Seats

## Vehicles listed

- 2013 to 2014 MINI CLUBMAN
- 2007 to 2010 MINI COOPER
- 2011 to 2014 MINI COOPER
- 2008 to 2010 MINI COOPER CLUBMAN
- 2011 MINI COOPER CLUBMAN
- 2009 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE
- 2013 MINI COOPER COUNTRYMAN
- 2012 to 2013 MINI COOPER COUPE
- 2012 to 2013 MINI COOPER ROADSTER
- 2007 to 2010 MINI COOPER S
- 2011 to 2014 MINI COOPER S
- 2008 to 2010 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN
- 2011 to 2012 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN
- 2009 to 2010 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE
- 2011 to 2012 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE
- 2009 MINI COOPER S US
- 2011 MINI COOPER S US
- 2007 MINI COOPER US
- 2009 MINI COOPER US
- 2012 MINI JCW
- 2012 MINI JCW CONVERTIBLE

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2015147](/recalls/tc/2015147.md), 2015-04-07: Seats And Restraints

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [M011116](/bulletins/10179827.md), 2020-09-14, Service bulletin: SEATS. 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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