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Service bulletin 631009

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 id10150123
Published by NHTSA2018-12-03
Manufacturer's number631009
Manufacturer's date2013-03-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION Note: Failures that result from the installation of non-approved accessories and/or non-original parts are not covered. Procedure A with Reprogramming and Encoding the Vehicle Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle/SAV Limited Warranty or the BMW Certified Pre-Owned Program. Labor operation code 00 00 006 is a Main labor operation. If you are using a Main labor code for another repair, use the Plus code labor operation 00 00 556 instead. If a control module fails to program correctly or initializations are required, the additional work must be claimed with separate labor operations under the applicable defect code listed above; refer to KSD2. And, if necessary, also: Procedure A without Reprogramming and Encoding the Vehicle (Vehicle is already at the Correct I-Level) Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle/SAV Limited Warranty.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Lighting, Brake lights

Vehicles listed
BMW X52007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
BMW X5 M2010 to 2012
BMW X62008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
BMW X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC2010 to 2011
BMW X6 M2010 to 2012

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SIB-27-02-122013-07-18. Service bulletin. BMW: DUE TO AN ERROR IN SOFTWARE CALIBRATION, SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING WARNING ILLUMINATION OF DSC, ABS AND BRAKE AND A POSSIBLE WARNING IN CONTROL DISPLAY FOR CHASSIS CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. MODELS 2009-2012 F30, 01, 02, 07, 10, 12, 13, 25, E70, 71, 84. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SIB-63-10-092011-08-16. Service bulletin. BMW: THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILS AND THE BULB HOLDER IS DEFORMED DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES AND THE COMPOSITION OF THE HOLDER. *RM UPDATED ON 4/25/2013. *KB