2013 MINI CLUBMAN — Complaint #1974910
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NHTSA Complaint about EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS filed March 13, 2024
NHTSA complaint #1974910 (ODI reference 11577116) concerns a 2013 MINI CLUBMAN and was filed on March 13, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on November 14, 2023. The vehicle had 52,747 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to South Carolina based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as exterior lighting:back up lights, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same MINI CLUBMAN cohort independently describe similar exterior lighting:back up lights failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2013 MINI CLUBMAN shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2013 Mini Cooper Clubman. The contact stated that the driverâs side backup light was inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic test and stated there was a failure with the driverâs side backup light, and a defective footwell module. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,747. The contact stated the defective footwell module was a recall and never informed of the recall.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1974910 |
| ODI Number | 11577116 |
| Date Filed | March 13, 2024 |
| Failure Date | November 14, 2023 |
| VIN | WMWZF3C59DT |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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