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C0815

Air Suspension Compressor Overtemperature

The air suspension compressor has been disabled to protect against overheating, typically after a slow leak.

  • Check engine light: Not always
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: hard

Symptoms

  • ABS warning light on
  • ESC/stability control deactivated
  • Possible reduced brake assist
  • Speedometer may behave erratically

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Slow leak in air spring or lineCommon
  • Compressor wornPossible

Parts involved

  • Air Compressor
  • Air Lines
  • Air Springs

C0815 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.