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Service bulletin SIB-63-10-08

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 id10036986
Published by NHTSA2011-04-26
Manufacturer's numberSIB-63-10-08
Manufacturer's date2011-09-01
ReplacesSIB-63-10-08-A
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

NHTSA's summary

BMW: MOUNTING TENSION OR THE CUTOUT AREA OF THE TRUNK FOR THE LIGHT IS CAUSING THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LENS TO CRACK. THIS IS ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK IN. *RM UPDATED 1/06/12. *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, Brake lights

Vehicles listed
BMW 1 SERIES2000 to 2011

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