BMW fault code 001C

Electric steering lock

ELV: Mechanical fault during unlocking

Module version: Electric steering lock (ELV)

In: Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 001C is a BMW code, stored in the car's electric steering lock, 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 electric steering lock is on: Z8 (E52)

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