{"nhtsa_id":611036,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2000-05-25","date":"1999-08-01","document_id":"630297","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":"630297","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"SUBJECT ON \"CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS\" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AT THE CHECK CONTROL ON MODEL E38 PRIOR TO 10/96. *MJS","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/611036","components":[{"id":"lighting","name":"Lighting","parent":null},{"id":"brake-light","name":"Brake lights","parent":"lighting"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"E38 SERIES","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"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":[]}