P241D
SCR Inducement Forced Engine Shutdown
The SCR inducement strategy (mandatory regulatory measure to enforce AdBlue refilling and emissions compliance) has reached the final stage and shut down the engine. Refill AdBlue and clear inducement fault to restart.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: Yes
- Repair difficulty: easy
Symptoms
- Check engine light or NOx warning on
- AdBlue/DEF level or quality warning
- Possible no-start countdown after ignore period
- Failed emissions inspection (NOx)
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- AdBlue tank empty or out of complianceCommon
Parts involved
- SCR System
- Reductant Tank
P241D 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.