U0010 — Medium Speed CAN Communication Bus Fault
What it means: Medium Speed CAN Communication Bus Fault.
How serious / can you keep driving: Caution. Limp to the next safe stop.
Check first: Check medium speed CAN bus wiring and terminators
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Seen on: Heavy Truck
What U0010 means
Medium Speed CAN Communication Bus Fault. Common causes: MSCAN bus failure.
How serious is it?
Caution. Limp to the next safe stop.
Most likely causes
- MSCAN bus failure
- Body network wiring fault
First moves (roadside)
- Check medium speed CAN bus wiring and terminators
FAQ
Medium Speed CAN Communication Bus Fault. Common causes: MSCAN bus failure.
Caution — Limp to the next safe stop.
The most common cause is: MSCAN bus failure. Other possibilities include Body network wiring fault.
Limp to the next safe stop. When in doubt, get a qualified mobile diesel tech on the truck before continuing.
Related codes
Codes that commonly appear alongside U0010, or share the same subsystem.
- ECU Power Supply — Intermittent / Erratic (SPN 627 FMI 2)
- Battery / Charging Voltage — Low (SPN 168 FMI 18)
- Engine Controller (ECM) — Internal Fault (SPN 629 FMI 12)
- Battery voltage low during crank (SPN 168 FMI 17)
- J1939 proprietary datalink lost (SPN 625 FMI 9)
- J1939 Data Link — Communication Error (SPN 639 FMI 2)
- High Speed CAN Bus Fault (U0001)
- Lost Communication with ECM/PCM (U0100)
Same symptom: Lost communication
Other datalink faults. A U-code is a network problem and is diagnosed at the datalink, not at the module that went quiet.
- Lost Communication with Fuel Injector Control Module (U0105) · Electrical, Charging & Network
- Lost Communication with TCM (U0101) · Electrical, Charging & Network
- Lost Communication with Gear Shift Module (U0103) · Electrical, Charging & Network
- Lost comms with ABS (U0121) · Electrical, Charging & Network
- Lost Communication with Body Control Module (U0140) · Electrical, Charging & Network
- Invalid Data from ECM (U0401) · Electrical, Charging & Network
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