International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 4: DC Module Undervoltage condition on Vehicle DC Bus.
SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 4 on International / Navistar trucks means: DC Module Undervoltage condition on Vehicle DC Bus.. The failure mode (FMI 4) is “voltage below normal, or shorted to low source”.
Code details
- Manufacturer
- International (Navistar)
- Applies to
- International / Navistar body controller (ESC) and multiplexed modules
- Fault code
- SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 4
- J1939 SPN
- 168
- FMI
- 4 — Voltage below normal, or shorted to low source
- Reporting module
- Body Controller (source address 33)
- Component / signal
- Electrical Potential (Voltage)
- 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
Cause and when it sets
Cause: An Under Voltage Condition in the DC regulator (Vehicle Battery Bus).
A Low Battery Cutout fault has occurred and the source of the fault is the DC regulator (Vehicle Battery Bus).
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 4 tells the shop the type of failure to test for: voltage below normal, or shorted to low source.
- 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 168 FMI 4 — AC Module Undervoltage condition on High Voltage DC Bus.
- International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 2 — Comm. fault from ESC/BC to PP3.
- International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 3 — DC Module Overvoltage condition on Vehicle DC Bus.
- International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 3 — AC Module Overvoltage condition on High Voltage DC Bus.
- International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 6 — AC Module has shutdown due to overload condition.
- International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 8 — Phase missing fault/alternator fault.
- International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 16 — DC module over temperature condition.
- International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 16 — AC module over temperature condition.
Source: Navistar service manual S08327 "Body Controller Diagnostic Trouble Codes" (10/22/2009), page 10. See also OBD-II codes.
