International (Navistar)
J1939 SPN/FMI (body controller)
SPN 1231 / FMI 9
International SA 33 SPN 1231 FMI 9: J1939 Body Builder Data Link Lost
SA 33 SPN 1231 FMI 9 on International / Navistar trucks means: J1939 Body Builder Data Link Lost. The failure mode (FMI 9) is “abnormal update rate”.
Code details
- Manufacturer
- International (Navistar)
- Applies to
- International / Navistar body controller (ESC) and multiplexed modules
- Fault code
- SA 33 SPN 1231 FMI 9
- J1939 SPN
- 1231
- FMI
- 9 — Abnormal update rate
- Reporting module
- Body Controller (source address 33)
- Component / signal
- Body Address Claim/Message Timeout
- Truck models in source
- 3200, 4100, 4300, 4400, 7300, 7400, 7500, 7600, 7700, 8500, 8600, BE 200, CE Bus, CXT, DuraStar, LoneStar, MXT, ProStar, RXT, TranStar, WorkStar
- Logical signal
- J1939DT_Rcv_61441_xxx_0 11_Timer
Cause and when it sets
Cause: Faulty BC or Bodybuilder Data Link
What to do next
- Read active and inactive codes with the OEM service tool (Diamond Logic Builder can clear previously active codes) and note the occurrence count.
- FMI 9 tells the shop the type of failure to test for: abnormal update rate.
- Have a heavy-duty diesel technician confirm the fault against the engine or chassis service manual before replacing parts.
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Related fault codes
- International SA 33 SPN 1231 FMI 14 — Global Broadcast Messages, J1939, proprietary, private bus (body builder) (address 255) has an unknown fault.
- International Fault Code SPN 1231 FMI 19 — DCU Error – J1939 Communication Fault
- PACCAR Fault Code U0101 — CAN – Message (ETC1) Time-Out From Transmission System
- PACCAR Fault Code U0103 — CAN – Message (ETC2) Time-Out From Transmission System
- PACCAR Fault Code U0120 — CAN – Message (ETC7) Time-Out From Transmission System
Source: Navistar service manual S08327 "Body Controller Diagnostic Trouble Codes" (10/22/2009), page 12. See also OBD-II codes.
