BMW fault code 0022

Base module

In the base module, code 0022 means different things depending on the version of the module in the car. Find your car below; the app shows the right one for yours.

CVM or line SFBHA2, SFBHZ2 short circuit to ground > 0.5 sec

Module version: Base module (ZKE4)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000

GM: Gen. module V: internal fault frequency generat.

Module version: Base module 5 (ZKE5)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

GM: General module 5: internal fault, frequency generator

Module version: Base module 5 (ZKE5_S12)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 0022 is a BMW code, stored in the car's base module, not a generic OBD2 code (P0xxx): a generic OBD2 reader only reaches the engine's emissions faults, so it won't show it. AutoLingo for BMW reads it with BMW's own diagnostic protocols, in plain English, with the details the module stored about it, and clears it after a repair. If a fault comes right back after it's cleared, the problem is still there.

The base module is on: 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)

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