BMW 3 Series 2007–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-63-04-11 · NHTSA communication 10040047 · issued Apr 1, 2011
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Interior Lighting
component
2007–2009
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: the seal on the rear lamps in the side panel emits a gas and causes damage to the electrical connectors on the leds inside the lamp. E91. *rm
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.