TSB M011116 — Mini Service bulletin

M011116 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Mini Cooper, 2007–2013 model years, filed and re-filed as 3 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. 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…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

3Documents filed
1Vehicle named
7Model years

Vehicles and model years M011116 names

VehicleModel years
Mini Cooper 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Every document filed under M011116

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
M011116 August 1, 2020 Service bulletin
M011116 January 1, 2019 Service bulletin
M011116 January 1, 2017 Service bulletin

What M011116 covers

Seats & interior, Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB M011116?

M011116 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Mini, covering the Mini Cooper across the 2007–2013 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: 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…

Which vehicles does M011116 cover?

NHTSA's file names Mini Cooper (2007–2013). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB M011116 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. M011116 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of M011116?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under M011116, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under M011116. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.