P0480
Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit
Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit: the control circuit has an electrical fault. Reduced cooling-fan control can let the engine or A/C condenser overheat.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: No
- Repair difficulty: medium
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Fan relay failedCommon
- Fan motor seized or openPossible
Parts involved
- Cooling Fan Relay
- Cooling Fan Motor
- Fan Wiring
P0480 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.