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Service bulletin SIB-63-02-08

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10035224
Published by NHTSA2011-02-11
Manufacturer's numberSIB-63-02-08
Manufacturer's date2010-10-01
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

NHTSA's summary

BMW VEHICLE: REAR BULB FAILURE. THE BULB OUT WARNING SHOWS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. DIAGNOSIS SHOWS A FAULT FOR THE REAR LAMP. THE BULB OUT CAN BE DISPLAYED FOR 2 POSSIBLE CAUSES: POOR FIT BETWEEN THE BULB AND BULB HOLDER; BULB FAILURE CAUSED BY VIBRATION. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Lighting, Tail lights

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2009, 2010

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
11V4380002011-08-26. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
B63-03-122012-05-08. Service bulletin. BMW: THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR LIGHT IN THE SIDE PANEL HAS CONDENSATION CONCERNING VEHICLES PRODUCED UP TO FEBRUARY 27,2012. *JS
SIB-63-05-102011-09-27. Service bulletin. BMW: THE REAR LED LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. THERE IS CONNECTION CORROSION IN THE TAIL LAMP. *RM
SI-B-63-06-102010-10-25. Service bulletin. BMW: LEDS IN REAR LAMP INOPERATIVE. THE LEDS (LIGHT EMITTING DIODES) IN THE OUTER LEFT OR OUTER RIGHT REAR LAMP ARE INOPERATIVE. AFFECTED ARE THE LEDS FOR THE PARKING LAMP/TAIL LAMP OR THE TURN SIGNALS. NO CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. CORROSION OF AN INTERNAL CONNECTION WITH THE TAIL LAMP IS CAUSED. *PE UPDATED 9/26/11. *PE
SI B63 02 082008-08-22. Service bulletin. REAR BULB FAILURE. MODEL E92 (3 SERIES COUPE) VEHICLES PRODUCED UP TO JANUARY 21, 2008 ARE AFFECTED. THE BULB OUT WARNING SHOWS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *PE
6303062007-01-24. Service bulletin. POOR CONNECTION AT REAR LAMP CONNECTOR. BMW. MODEL E46. *KB MODEL E46 (3 SERIES). UPDATE 8/8/2008. *PE