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P25BF

Alternative Fuel Disable Control Circuit High

Voltage on the alternative-fuel disable control line is above the expected window. Often a short to battery upstream of the relay or a stuck-on driver in the control module.

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

Common causes

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

  • Disable control wire shorted to a B+ supplyCommon
  • Output driver stuck on inside the control modulePossible
  • Connector pins corroded - high contact resistanceLess likely

Parts involved

  • Alt Fuel Control Module
  • Wiring Harness

P25BF 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.