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SPN 520256 — LCM output current to the interior lighting lamps is below 500 mA (SITRAK and Volvo)

Safe to driveDrivable, but watch it yourself

SPN 520256 is a manufacturer number outside the standard J1939 table: different makes can put different things under it. Below — how it is worded by SITRAK and Volvo, and what the second half of the code (FMI) means.

SITRAK

FMI 2Implausible temperature sensor reading at cold start, combination 3. Scan tool code: P1003. Effect: Fan and warm-up control may misbehave.
FMI 8Implausible temperature sensor reading at cold start, combination 3. Scan tool code: P1003. Effect: Fan and warm-up control may misbehave.

Volvo

FMI 5LCM output current to the interior lighting lamps is below 500 mA. Lamps burned out, open wiring between the LCM and the switch, or open wiring between the switch and the ground point.
FMI 6LCM output current to the interior lighting lamps is above 5.8 A. Short to ground between the LCM and the switch.

What FMI means in J1939

SPN 520256 FMI 2520256/2 · 520256.2data erratic or intermittent
SPN 520256 FMI 5520256/5 · 520256.5current below normal or open circuit
SPN 520256 FMI 6520256/6 · 520256.6current above normal or grounded circuit
SPN 520256 FMI 8520256/8 · 520256.8abnormal frequency or pulse width

Can I keep driving

Safe to drive. Below — how much time you have and what happens if you keep going.

What happens if you keep driving

Time you have: Drivable, but watch it yourself

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.

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