Scania BMU DTC 5638 BMU control unit, internal fault memory circuit

BMU Battery Management Unit · Scania

Code 5638 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 001606.

In short

A fault has been detected in the control unit's memory.

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)

What does Scania BMU fault code 5638 mean?

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