{"nhtsa_id":10150123,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-12-03","date":"2013-03-01","document_id":"631009","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS","mfr_system":null,"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.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150123-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150123-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10150123","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"lighting","name":"Lighting","parent":null},{"id":"brake-light","name":"Brake lights","parent":"lighting"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"X5","year_from":2007,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_bmw_x5","2008_bmw_x5","2009_bmw_x5","2010_bmw_x5","2011_bmw_x5","2012_bmw_x5"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X5 M","year_from":2010,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X6","year_from":2008,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_bmw_x6","2009_bmw_x6","2010_bmw_x6","2011_bmw_x6","2012_bmw_x6"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X6 M","year_from":2010,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}