Scania BMU DTC 3153 Positive contactor, short circuit to earth or open circuit

BMU Battery Management Unit · Scania

Code 3153 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 000C51.

In short

The control unit has interpreted that there is a short circuit to 24 volt voltage or an open circuit on the control signals to the contactor.

Applies to: BMU7 (BMUA)BMU7 (BMUB)BMU7 (BMUC)BMU7 (BMUD)BMU7 (BMUE)BMU7 (BMUF)BMU7 (BMUG)BMU7 (BMUH)BMU7 (BMUI)BMU7 (BMUJ)BMU7 (BMUK)BMU7 (BMUL)BMU7 (BMUM)BMU7 (BMUN)BMU7 (BMUO)BMU7 (BMUP)

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