Scania BMU DTC 1438 Electric vehicle charging station, incorrect message from the BMU control unit

BMU Battery Management Unit · Scania

Code 1438 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 059E.

In short

Incorrect message to electric vehicle charging station from BMU control unit during charging.

Applies to: BMU6 (RES)BMU6 (RESXA)BMU6 (RESXB)BMU6 (RESXC)BMU6 (RESXD)BMU6 (RESXE)BMU6 (RESXF)BMU6 (RESXG)BMU6 (RESXH)BMU6 (RESXI)BMU6 (RESXJ)BMU6 (RESXK)

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