# Service bulletin M510525

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: 11027999
- Published by NHTSA: 2026\-02\-02
- Manufacturer's number: M510525
- Manufacturer's date: 2026\-01\-23
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:BODY

## NHTSA's summary

The tailgate locks only on one side or has difficulty closing, which may cause a check control message stating "Tailgate Open." Additionally, a “rattle” noise may be heard while driving over rough roads.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11027999-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11027999-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2025 to 2026 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [InVehicle\-InApp\-Comm](/bulletins/11028292.md), 2026-02-05, Over\-the\-air update: STRUCTURE:BODY. An adjusting element installed in the soft\-top bow bearing can potentially cause chafing on the convertible top.

JSON: [/v1/bulletins/11027999](/v1/bulletins/11027999)

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