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MINI service campaign 0063980100

What it saysIf the clips securing taillight covers have a poor sealing ability on the body, water intrusion may occur in luggage compartment. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

MINI filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Oct 3, 2024, received Oct 20, 2024, about the exterior lighting — 1 document under this number: M630124. It names 1 model year (2025). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication
2025 MINI on or after 12 Aug 2024 “Produced between August 12, 2024”
U25 MINI Countryman 12 Aug 2024 – 16 Aug 2024 “U25 MINI Countryman August 12, 2024 – August 16, 2024”

What it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.

If the clips securing taillight covers have a poor sealing ability on the body, water intrusion may occur in luggage compartment.

Manufacturer campaign id 0063980100 Kind Service campaign Manufacturer date Oct 3, 2024 Received by NHTSA Oct 20, 2024 Components Exterior Lighting

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
M630124Service campaignOct 3, 202411009009PDF, 1,319 KB

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

More bulletins about the exterior lighting

Source: same model, same component group

3 other manufacturer communications filed against the MINI Countryman under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
M630326Service bulletinJun 30, 2026The front interior reading light(s) (arrows) willrandomly turn ON and OFF while driving. The reading lights are normally activated bytouchin…
M630126Service bulletinJan 16, 2026On rare occasions, a check control message may be displayed indicating a malfunction in the rear lightingfunctions, including the brake ligh…
M630125Service bulletinAug 21, 2025Condensation is present in the inner surface in one or both (inner and/or outer) taillamps.

Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for MINI, by the number printed on the letter.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is MINI 0063980100 a recall?

No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the 0063980100 repair free?

A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.

Which vehicles does 0063980100 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2025 MINI Countryman. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: 2025 MINI: built on or after 12 Aug 2024; U25 MINI Countryman: built 12 Aug 2024 – 16 Aug 2024 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.