International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 6: AC Module has shutdown due to overload condition.
SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 6 on International / Navistar trucks means: AC Module has shutdown due to overload condition.. The failure mode (FMI 6) is “current above normal or grounded circuit”.
Code details
- Manufacturer
- International (Navistar)
- Applies to
- International / Navistar body controller (ESC) and multiplexed modules
- Fault code
- SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 6
- J1939 SPN
- 168
- FMI
- 6 — Current above normal or grounded circuit
- 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: A Surge may have occurred for a while in the Vehicle AC bus for a long time (The inverter supplies additional current to the load).
An Overload condition has been detected in the AC module and the Vehicle AC bus is shutdown.
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 6 tells the shop the type of failure to test for: current above normal or grounded circuit.
- 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 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 4 — DC Module Undervoltage condition on Vehicle DC Bus.
- International SA 33 SPN 168 FMI 4 — AC Module Undervoltage condition on High Voltage DC Bus.
- 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.
