# Service bulletin SIB510523

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10236227
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-05\-15
- Manufacturer's number: SIB510523
- Manufacturer's date: 2023\-04\-01
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:CRITICAL FASTENERS; UNKNOWN OR OTHER

## NHTSA's summary

The bracket that holds the center high\-mounted stop lamp \(aka third brake light\) may loosen over time, causing a rattling sound in the rear of the vehicle.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10236227-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10236227-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2023 BMW 230I

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B641224](/bulletins/11032743.md), 2026-05-18, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. 1. Use of aftermarket accessory hang\-on cellular phone holders and/or air fresheners can break the instrument panel air vent slats. Damage and/or issues caused by outside influences are not covered under the BMW limited warranties. Originally, the air vent slats were only repairable by replacing the entire front center dash vent assembly; which in some applications, also included the IHKA control module.
- [B512222](/bulletins/11024208.md), 2025-10-09, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Hood lever is pulled twice but the hood only achieves the pre\-latch position on both sides.
- [B640416](/bulletins/10249435.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Customer complains of a musty odor or damp front footwell carpet.
- [B513218](/bulletins/10245372.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. The paint finish on the door jamb \(above the door striker\) is scratched due to the inner door cavity window seal.
- [B514616](/bulletins/10238081.md), 2023-06-26, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. Upon opening and closing the tailgate, a creaking/groaning sound can be heard from tailgate actuator.
- [B510423](/bulletins/10235184.md), 2023-05-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:EXTERIOR. Black resin is leaking from below the outside door handle\(s\).

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