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Pinpoint Tests AJ: DTC U0151




Instrumentation and Warning Chimes


Pinpoint Tests

Pinpoint Test AJ: DTC U0151

Normal Operation
- DTC U0151 (Lost Communication With Restraints Control Module [RCM]) - a continuous memory DTC that sets in the IC when it detects data messages received from the RCM over the High Speed Controller Area Network (HS-CAN) are missing for 5 seconds or longer.

This pinpoint test is intended to diagnose the following:

- RCM
- IC



PINPOINT TEST AJ: DTC U0151

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AJ1 VERIFY CUSTOMER CONCERN


- Ignition ON.
- Verify that there is an observable symptom present.
- Is an observable symptom present?

Yes
GO to AJ2.

No
The system is operating correctly at this time. The DTC may have been set due to high network traffic or an intermittent fault condition.

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AJ2 CHECK THE COMMUNICATION NETWORK


- Enter the following diagnostic mode on the scan tool: Network Test.
- Carry out the network test.
- Does the RCM pass the network test?

Yes
GO to AJ3.

No
REFER to Information Bus.

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AJ3 RETRIEVE THE RECORDED DTCs FROM THE SELF-TEST


- Check for recorded IC DTCs from the self-test.
- Is DTC B1317 or B1318 recorded?

Yes
For DTC B1317, Go To Pinpoint Test AE. Pinpoint Tests AE: DTC B1317

For DTC B1318, Go To Pinpoint Test AF. Pinpoint Tests AF: DTC B1318

No
GO to AJ4.

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AJ4 RECHECK THE IC DTCs


NOTE: If new modules were installed prior to the DTC being set, the module configuration may be incorrectly set during Programmable Module Installation (PMI) or the PMI may not have been carried out.

- Clear the DTCs. Repeat the IC self-test.
- Is DTC U0151 still present?

Yes
INSTALL a new RCM. TEST the system for normal operation. REPEAT the IC self-test.

If DTC U0151 is still present, INSTALL a new IC. REFER to Instrument Cluster (IC) Instrument Cluster (IC). TEST the system for normal operation.

No
The system is operating correctly at this time. The DTC may have been set due to high network traffic or an intermittent fault condition.

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