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P25BE

Alternative Fuel Disable Control Circuit / Open

The controller cannot drive the alternative-fuel disable line that switches a bi-fuel vehicle (CNG, LPG, hydrogen) back to gasoline. An open detected on the control side blocks the safety shutoff for the gas system.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Common causes

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

  • Broken wire or corroded connector on the disable control lineCommon
  • Open coil in the alt-fuel disable relayPossible
  • Output driver in the alt-fuel control module faultyLess likely

Parts involved

  • Alt Fuel Control Module
  • Alt Fuel Disable Relay
  • Wiring Harness

P25BE 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.