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P260A

PTO Control Circuit / Open

The controller cannot drive the power take-off (PTO) engagement line on commercial vehicles. The PTO will not engage even when commanded by the body controller or operator switch.

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

Common causes

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

  • Open coil in the PTO engagement solenoidCommon
  • Broken wire to the PTO solenoidPossible

Parts involved

  • Pto Engagement Solenoid
  • Pto Relay
  • Wiring Harness

P260A 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.