Safe to driveUntil the next service
SPN 520398 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.
| FMI 2 | SMU hardware monitoring module: alarm group 6, failure 5. Scan tool code: P3143. Effect: Torque limited, the engine may shut down. |
| FMI 9 | LCM (MID216) is not receiving signals from the retarder control unit (MID222) over the SAE J1939 data link. Open or partially damaged data link wiring between the units. |
| SPN 520398 FMI 2520398/2 · 520398.2 | data erratic or intermittent |
| SPN 520398 FMI 9520398/9 · 520398.9 | abnormal update rate |
Safe to drive. Below — how much time you have and what happens if you keep going.
A standalone fault with no immediate consequences for driving.
Show the codes at the next service. If a second code from the same system appears, stop putting it off.
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