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Pinpoint Tests AU: DTC U0151:87




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Pinpoint Tests


Pinpoint Test AU: DTC U0151:87

Normal Operation
- DTC U0151:87 (Lost Communication With Restraints Control Module: No Sub-Type Information) - sets in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) if data messages received from the Restraints Control Module (RCM) over the High Speed Controller Area Network (HS-CAN) are missing for greater than 5 seconds. For a complete list of all network messages, refer to Information Bus.

This pinpoint test is intended to diagnose the following:

- RCM
- IPC



PINPOINT TEST AU: DTC U0151:87

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AU1 VERIFY THE CUSTOMER CONCERN


- Ignition ON.
- Verify that there is an observable symptom present.
- Is an observable symptom present?

Yes
GO to AU2.

No
The system is operating normally at this time. The DTC may have been set due to high network traffic or an intermittent fault condition.

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AU2 CHECK THE COMMUNICATION NETWORK


- Ignition ON.
- Enter the following diagnostic mode on the scan tool: Network Test.
- Carry out the network test.
- Does the RCM pass the network test?

Yes
GO to AU3.

No
REFER to Information Bus.

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AU3 RETRIEVE THE RECORDED DTCs FROM THE IPC SELF-TEST


- Check for recorded DTCs from the IPC self-test.
- Is DTC U3003:16 or DTC U3003:17 recorded?

Yes
GO to Pinpoint Test AX (U3003:16) or GO to Pinpoint Test AY (U3003:17). Pinpoint Tests AX: DTC U3003:16 Pinpoint Tests AY: DTC U3003:17

No
GO to AU4.

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AU4 RECHECK THE IPC DTCs


NOTE: If new modules were installed prior to the DTC being set, the module configuration may be incorrectly set during the Programmable Module Installation (PMI) or PMI may not have been carried out.

- Clear the DTCs. Repeat the IPC self-test.
- Is DTC U0151:87 still present?

Yes
GO to AU5.

No
The system is operating correctly at this time. The DTC may have been set due to high network traffic or an intermittent fault condition.

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AU5 CHECK FOR DTC U0151:87 SET IN OTHER MODULES


- Clear all DTCs.
- Ignition OFF.
- Ignition ON.
- Wait 10 seconds.
- Enter the following diagnostic mode on the scan tool: Self-Test.
- Retrieve the continuous memory DTCs from all modules.
- Is DTC U0151:87 set in the Occupant Classification System Module (OCSM)?

Yes
INSTALL a new RCM. REFER to Restraint Systems. CLEAR the DTCs. REPEAT the self-test.

No
INSTALL a new IPC. REFER to Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Service and Repair. TEST the system for normal operation.

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