Trailer Brake Control (TBC) Module

2014 Ford E-150 Base, Van Cargo, 4.6L Eng VIN WSECTION Trailer Brake Control (TBC) Module
DTC INDEX

DTC Description Action
B1317 Battery Voltage High GO to PINPOINT TEST B .
B1318 Battery Voltage Low GO to PINPOINT TEST B .
B1342 Electronic Control Unit (ECU) is Faulted REPAIR all other DTCs. CLEAR the DTCs. TEST the system for normal operation. If the DTC returns, INSTALL a new TBC  module. REFER to TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL (TBC) MODULE .
B1863 TBC  Ground Open Circuit GO to PINPOINT TEST A .
C279A Invalid Brake Pressure Transducer Pressure Input Received On vehicles equipped with both a TorqShift transmission and Roll Stability Control (RSC®), the TBC  receives brake fluid pressure information from 2 sources, the PCM and the ABS module, over the High Speed Controller Area Network (HS-CAN) bus.
If the TBC  module does not receive brake fluid pressure input from either of the 2 sources, the module tests the bus for 8 seconds looking for brake fluid pressure input. If pressure input is not found, DTC C279A sets.
REFER to DTC U0401 and U0416 for the appropriate diagnostic action to take.
C2806 Trailer Brakes Wiring Circuit Short to Voltage GO to PINPOINT TEST C .
C2807 Trailer Brakes Wiring Circuit Short to Ground GO to PINPOINT TEST C .
U0115 Lost Communication With ECM  /PCM REFER to MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK to diagnose the lost communication with the ECM  /PCM.
U0121 Lost Communication With ABS Control Module REFER to MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK to diagnose the lost communication with the ABS module.
U0155 Lost Communication With Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Control Module REFER to MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK to diagnose the lost communication with the IPC  control module.
U0401 Invalid Data Received from ECM/PCM RETRIEVE and FOLLOW PCM DTCs.
For DTC P1561, REFER to the PCM DTC CHART .
For all other PCM DTCs, REFER to the ENGINE CONTROLS - INTRODUCTION (EXCEPT DIESEL & HYBRID) (SECTION 0) .
U0416 Invalid Data Received From Vehicle Dynamics Control Module RETRIEVE and FOLLOW ABS module DTCs. REFER to ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) AND STABILITY CONTROL .
U2202 Invalid Configuration Data Received VERIFY Instrument Cluster (IC) configuration using as-built data. REFER to MODULE CONFIGURATION . CONFIGURE or INSTALL a new IC  as necessary.
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