Safe to driveDrivable, but watch it yourself
SPN 3987 is a manufacturer number outside the standard J1939 table: different makes can put different things under it. Below — how it is worded by International, and what the second half of the code (FMI) means.
| FMI 5 | Compression Brake Enable Switch Indicator Lamp — Compression Brake Indicator output is Under Current Or Open Circuit |
| FMI 6 | Compression Brake Enable Switch Indicator Lamp — Compression Brake Indicator is over current |
| SPN 3987 FMI 53987/5 · 3987.5 | current below normal or open circuit |
| SPN 3987 FMI 63987/6 · 3987.6 | current above normal or grounded circuit |
Safe to drive. Below — how much time you have and what happens if you keep going.
This is an electrical fault: an open, a short or a bad contact in the sensor circuit. The value it measures is most likely fine.
You can drive. But until the circuit is repaired this system runs blind and cannot warn you about a real failure.
Scanner threw several codes at once? Paste the whole list — we will show which one is the root cause and which ones simply followed.