BMW X5 2000–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-63-10-09 · NHTSA communication 10040177 · issued Mar 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2000–2011
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
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
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.