Error code · Trucks: SPN codes

SPN 1090 — Air suspension supply pressure

Don’t put off the repair

A fault code doesn’t yet mean the unit or sensor itself is faulty: often it’s the plug and connector leading to it.

What you can do yourself

  1. An air suspension fault: the vehicle may sag or not hold its ride height.
  2. If it sags overnight, air is leaking somewhere: an air spring, the lines or the valves. It needs a diagnosis.
  3. Check the brake circuit pressures on the dashboard: if they’re low or the low air pressure light is on, don’t drive.
  4. FMI 2, 3, 4, 5 — the pressure sensor, its connector or wiring — go to an auto electrician.
  5. Electrics (sensors, valves, wiring, control unit) — to an auto electrician. Leaks and mechanical faults — to an air brake specialist.

Stop and don’t drive on if:

  • The low air pressure light is on or the buzzer sounds
  • The air pressure gauges on the dashboard are below the normal range or dropping
  • The brakes have got worse, or the vehicle is braking by itself

Add the FMI — the second number of the code. It shows what exactly is wrong with the parameter.

Source: SAE J1939-71: J-1939 SA/SPN/FMI Descriptions (static.nhtsa.gov, MC-10141869)

The explanation comes from the error code reference in the AvtoElektrik PRO app.

The second number, FMI: what exactly is wrong

A truck code is two numbers: SPN (which part) and FMI (what is wrong with it). Tap your FMI and the app opens the meaning of that exact code.

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Who keeps this reference

The reference is kept by Oleg Dmitriev, an auto electrician from Almaty with 26 years of experience: computer diagnostics of cars and trucks, repair of control units (ECUs). Can’t find the cause? Message him.