BMW reversing camera fault codes

The 21 fault codes the reversing camera can store, and what each one means. Some codes mean different things in different versions of the module; tap a code to see which applies to your car.

On: X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72)

  • A808 RFK: Internal control-module fault (control unit)
  • A809 RFK: Internal control-module fault (EOL checksum)
  • A80A RFK: Output, optical heating, faulty
  • A80B RFK: Video cable RGB faulty
  • A80C RFK: Video cable CVBS faulty
  • A80D RFK: Operating voltage incorrect
  • A80E RFK: Ambient temperature too high
  • A811 RFK: Transport mode active
  • A812 No message, receiver RFK, transmitter CAS (intake flaps)
  • A813 No message, receiver RFK, transmitter FRM
  • A814 No message (steering wheel angle), RFK receiver, DSC transmitter
  • A815 No message, receiver RFK, transmitter PDC (status)
  • A816 No message, receiver RFK, transmitter PDC (distance)
  • A817 RFK: Steering-wheel angle invalid
  • A818 RFK: PDC data invalid
  • A819 No message from ETC control unit, RFK receiver, ETC/HIM transmitter
  • A81A No message (vehicle speed), RFK receiver, DSC transmitter
  • A81B No message (distance traveled), RFK receiver, DSC transmitter
  • A81C No message, receiver RFK, transmitter CAS (terminal status)
  • E6C4 RFK: K-CAN line fault
  • E6C7 RFK: K-CAN communication fault

Every BMW module's fault codes