Scania IBU DTC 96873 Pre-charge contactor, locked in open position

IBU IBU control unit · Scania

Code 96873 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 017A69.

In short

The pre-charge contactor is not open correctly.

Applies to: IBU2 (IBU)IBU2 (IBUA)IBU2 (IBUB)IBU2 (IBUC)IBU2 (IBUD)IBU2 (IBUE)IBU2 (IBUF)IBU2 (IBUG)IBU2 (IBUH)IBU2 (IBUI)IBU2 (IBUJ)IBU2 (IBUK)

What does Scania IBU fault code 96873 mean?

What causes Scania DTC 96873?

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