BMW fault code 55C8

Transfer case

In the transfer case, code 55C8 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.

Message error (terminal status, 0x130), VTG receiver, CAS transmitter

Module version: Transfer box (VGSG70)

In: X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, X6 (E72) 2009–2011

55C8 CAN_MESSAGE_ASC2

Module version: Transfer box (VGSG83)

In: X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 2003–2006

Message (terminal status, 0x130) faulty, receiver VTG, transmitter CAS

Module version: Transfer box (VGSG90)

In: 3 Series (E90) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E91) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E92) 2006–2013, 5 Series (E60) 2003–2010, 5 Series (E61) 2004–2010, X1 (E84) 2009–2015

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 55C8 is a BMW code, stored in the car's transfer case, 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 transfer case is on: X5 (E53), 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), X3 (E83), X1 (E84), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92)

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