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DTC U0029: F-CAN Communication Line Error (BUS OFF)

NOTE:
  1. Clear the DTCs with the HDS.
  2. Turn the ignition switch to LOCK (0) and then back to ON (II), or press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode and then the ON mode.
  3. Wait for at least 6 seconds.
  4. Check for DTCs with the HDS.

    Is DTC U0029 indicated? 

    YES  -Go to step 5.

    NO  -Intermittent failure, the system is OK at this time. Check for loose or poor connections, or worn/shorted wires. If the connections are good, check the battery condition (see BATTERY TEST ) and the charging system.

  5. Turn the ignition switch to LOCK (0), or press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode.
  6. Disconnect the appropriate connector at each control unit in the table one at a time. Clear the DTC, then recheck for DTCs after each unit is disconnected.
    Control Unit Connector
    Gauge control module 32P connector
    ECM/PCM Connector A (49P)
    VSA modulator-control unit 47P connector
    SRS unit Connector A (39P)
    Audio-navigation unit(1) Connector H (28P)
    TPMS control unit 20P connector
    EPS control unit 28P connector
    Yaw rate-lateral acceleration sensor(2) 4P connector
    Yaw rate-lateral longitudinal/acceleration sensor(3)
    Steering angle sensor 5P connector
    SH-AWD control unit Connector A (20P)
    AcuraLink control unit(4) Connector A (32P)
    (1) With navigation
    (2) Without SH-AWD
    (3) With SH-AWD
    (4) USA models with navigation

    Is DTC U0029 indicated after each individual unit was disconnected? 

    YES  -Go to step 7.

    NO  -Replace the control unit that was disconnected when DTC U0029 did not set.

  7. Turn the ignition switch to LOCK (0), or press the engine start/stop button to select the OFF mode.
  8. Disconnect all the control units connectors in the following table.
    Control Unit Connector
    Gauge control module 32P connector
    ECM/PCM Connector A (49P)
    VSA modulator-control unit 47P connector
    SRS unit Connector A (39P)
    Audio-navigation unit(1) Connector H (28P)
    TPMS control unit 20P connector
    EPS control unit 28P connector
    Yaw rate-lateral acceleration sensor(2) 4P connector
    Yaw rate-lateral longitudinal/acceleration sensor(3)
    Steering angle sensor(3) 5P connector
    SH-AWD control unit(3) Connector A (20P)
    AcuraLink control unit(4) Connector A (32P)
    (1) With navigation
    (2) Without SH-AWD
    (3) With SH-AWD
    (4) USA models with navigation
  9. Disconnect the HDS from the data link connector (DLC).
  10. Check for continuity between body ground and gauge control module 32P connector terminals No. 13 and No. 14 individually.
    Fig 1: Checking Continuity Between Body Ground And Gauge Control Module 32P Connector Terminals No. 13 And No. 14
    G08071551Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

    Is there continuity? 

    YES  -Repair a short to ground in the wire.

    NO  -Go to step 11.

  11. Check for continuity between gauge control module 32P connector terminals No. 13 and No. 14.
    Fig 2: Checking Continuity Between Gauge Control Module 32P Connector Terminals No. 13 And No. 14
    G08071552Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

    Is there continuity? 

    YES  -Repair a short in the F-CAN wires.

    NO  -Replace the gauge control module (see GAUGE CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT  ).