MINI bulletin M630119
What it saysThe tail light mounting brackets may be cracked or broken. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
MINI filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jun 1, 2019, received Mar 18, 2019, about the exterior lighting — 3 documents under this number. It names 4 model years (2017–2018). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationSERVICE ACTION REWORK TAIL LIGHTS. The tail light mounting brackets may be cracked or broken. During assembly; oil may have contaminated the plastic housing of the rear tail lamps; causing damage to the mounting points of the tail light assembly.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M630119 | Service bulletin | Jun 1, 2019 | 10163064 | not found |
| M630119 | Service bulletin | Mar 1, 2019 | 10159156 | not found |
| M630119 | Service bulletin | Feb 1, 2018 | 10154764 | not found |
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.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA 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 databaseOwners of the 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 12 of them name Air Bags, Exterior Lighting — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
1. (Lighting) The front lights of the car kept turning off and on. We would always go to the repair shop every time the lights began to malfunction. (Engine) the oil was sticky which was not normal and the water entered inside. (Brakes) When you turned on the car, noises came from the brakes which were concerning and risky to drive in.
2017 MINI Cooper · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Apr 13, 2023 · ODI 11516980
My 2018 Mini Cooper countryman s was involved in a front end collision with another driver who was traveling at approximately 50-60mph. We were traveling approximately 13 MPH at time of impact and the front, knee or side air bag(s) did not deploy. I have a video of the accident as a dash cam was in place at the time of the accident
2018 MINI Cooper · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Nov 7, 2018 · ODI 11149854
Driver left the roadway to the outside of a curve to the left, sideswiping a telephone pole and spinning at least one time back onto and off the roadway again before coming to rest. Impact to the passenger front wheel, and entire passenger side, without impacting front or rear end of the vehicle.
2017 MINI Cooper · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Oct 30, 2023 · ODI 11552767
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 group3 other manufacturer communications filed against these MINI models under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| M630326 | Service bulletin | Jun 30, 2026 | The front interior reading light(s) (arrows) willrandomly turn ON and OFF while driving. The reading lights are normally activated bytouchin… |
| M630226 | Service bulletin | May 7, 2026 | The ambient lighting color cannot be saved permanently after programming. The personalized color of the ambient lighting resets after the ve… |
| M630126 | Service bulletin | Jan 16, 2026 | On rare occasions, a check control message may be displayed indicating a malfunction in the rear lightingfunctions, including the brake ligh… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is MINI M630119 a recall?
No. A service bulletin 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 M630119 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every BMW warranty extension on file lists the ones BMW has filed.
Which vehicles does M630119 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2018 MINI Cooper, 2017 MINI Cooper, 2018 MINI John Cooper Works, 2017 MINI John Cooper Works. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.