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BMW 3 Series 2008–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin SI-B-63-06-10 · NHTSA communication 10034186 · issued Aug 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2008–2010
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw: leds in rear lamp inoperative. The leds (light emitting diodes) in the outer left or outer right rear lamp are inoperative. Affected are the leds for the parking lamp/tail lamp or the turn signals. No check control message is displayed. Corrosion of an internal connection with the tail lamp is caused. *pe updated 9/26/11. *pe

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.