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U0024

Low Speed CAN Communication Bus Off

The low-speed CAN controller has gone bus-off after repeated error frames. The fault-tolerant single-wire fallback is exhausted and the bus stops carrying traffic.

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

Symptoms

  • Multiple warning lights may illuminate
  • Affected modules may go into limp mode or shut down
  • Specific functions inoperative depending on module
  • Diagnostic tools may show communication faults

Common causes

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

  • Wiring short keeps bus in bus-offCommon
  • One failing node spamming errorsPossible
  • Gateway module routing CAN messages incorrectlyLess likely

Parts involved

  • Low Speed CAN Wiring
  • Body Control Module

U0024 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.