BMW fault code 0054

Stability control

In the stability control, code 0054 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.

ABS valve inlet rear right

Module versions: Stability control MK4 US (ASC4GUS), Stability control MK4 (ASCMK4G)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000

Engine speed sensor rear left trigger signal

Module version: Anti-lock Brake System MK4G (ABSMK4G)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000

ASC: Intake valve, rear right

Module version: Stability control MK20 (ASCMK20)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2004, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Yaw rate sensor plausibility

Module version: Stability control DSC3 (DSC3)

In: 7 Series (E38) 1994–1998

DSC: Rotation rate sensor, plausibility

Module version: Stability control DSC57 (DSC57)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2004, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

DSC: Intake valve, rear right

Module version: Stability Control MK20 (DSC_E46)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2004, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 0054 is a BMW code, stored in the car's stability control, 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 stability control is on: 8 Series (E31), 7 Series (E32), 5 Series (E34), 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 7 Series (E38), 5 Series (E39), 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53)

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