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SPN 1 — Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor (Ford Trucks and Meritor (ex-WABCO))

Do not driveTo the nearest safe stop

SPN 1 is a manufacturer number outside the standard J1939 table: different makes can put different things under it. Below — how it is worded by Ford Trucks and Meritor (ex-WABCO), and what the second half of the code (FMI) means.

Ford Trucks

Ford Trucks/Ecotorq writes fault numbers in its own format: the code in the table below is a Ford code (hexadecimal, zero-padded), not a J1939 SPN. It matches the standard only where the signal itself is standard, and usually matches the title of this page by digit alone.

FMI 1Immobilizer Error – Incompatible Key. FODP code (scan tool): P0513-00.
FMI 2Immobilizer Error – Key Knowledge Reading. FODP code (scan tool): P1259-00.
FMI 3Immobilizer Error – Key Knowledge Writing. FODP code (scan tool): P1623-00.

Meritor (ex-WABCO)

FMI 1Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor — Air Gap
FMI 5Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor — Impedance
FMI 7Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor — Tone Ring
FMI 8Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor — No Trigger Detected
FMI 11Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor — Brake Chatter

What FMI means in J1939

SPN 1 FMI 11/1 · 1.1data below normal range (most severe level)
SPN 1 FMI 21/2 · 1.2data erratic or intermittent
SPN 1 FMI 31/3 · 1.3voltage above normal or shorted high
SPN 1 FMI 51/5 · 1.5current below normal or open circuit
SPN 1 FMI 71/7 · 1.7mechanical system not responding
SPN 1 FMI 81/8 · 1.8abnormal frequency or pulse width
SPN 1 FMI 111/11 · 1.11root cause not known

Can I keep driving

Do not drive. Stop as soon as it’s safe to do so — don’t keep going.

What happens if you keep driving

Time you have: To the nearest safe stop

The code is flagged critical: the manufacturer considers it unsafe to keep driving without checking.

This code alone cannot say what will fail next, so stop at the first safe opportunity and look at it on the spot.

That said, the manufacturer flags this code as critical — if in doubt, it is safer to stop and check on the spot.

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