BMW video module fault codes

The 46 fault codes the video module 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: 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), 7 Series (E65), 7 Series (E66), 7 Series (E67), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), X1 (E84), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)

  • 930E Error Light not off
  • A388 VM: RGB input, Red signal: outside tolerance
  • A389 VM: RGB input, Green signal: outside tolerance
  • A38A VM: RGB input, Blue signal: outside tolerance
  • A38B VM: RGB input, Sync signal: outside tolerance
  • A38C VM: CVBS input, signal 1 (MMC): outside tolerance
  • A38D VM: CVBS input, signal 2 (AUX): outside tolerance
  • A38E VM: CVBS input, signal 3 (NIVI): outside tolerance
  • A38F VM: Receiving system, supply voltage: outside tolerance
  • A390 VM: Receiving system, supply current: outside tolerance
  • A391 VM: CVBS output, signal: outside tolerance
  • A392 VM: RGB input 1, Red signal: outside tolerance
  • A393 VM: RGB output 1, Green signal: outside tolerance / RGB connection faulty
  • A394 VM: RGB output 1, Blue signal: outside tolerance
  • A395 VM: RGB output 2, Red signal: outside tolerance
  • A396 VM: RGB output 2, Green signal: outside tolerance / RGB connection faulty
  • A397 VM: RGB output 2, Blue signal: outside tolerance
  • A398 VM: Control module: internal fault (internal device error)
  • A399 SG was switched to passive mode (MOST active, no application)
  • A39A VM: Control module: internal fault (fuse defective MOST active no application)
  • AA88 Dummy application DTC
  • AA89 VM: overvoltage
  • AA8A VM: no current coding data stored
  • AA8B VM: coding data faulty
  • AA8C VM: coding data not released
  • AA8D VM: control module is not encoded for the vehicle
  • AA8E VM: coding data implausible
  • AA8F VM: transport mode active
  • AA90 Host triggered reset from INIC due to fatal error
  • AA9A VM: internal control-module fault, hardware
  • AA9B VM: internal control-module fault, software
  • AA9D VM: CVBS output 1, short circuit
  • AA9E VM: CVBS output 1, open circuit or faulty sink
  • AA9F VM: short circuit, antenna 1
  • AAA0 VM: antenna 1 not connected, high impedance
  • AAA1 VM: short circuit, antenna 2
  • AAA2 VM: antenna 2 not connected, high impedance
  • AAA3 VM: short circuit, antenna 3
  • AAA4 VM: antenna 3 not connected, high impedance
  • AAA5 FBAS-output 2: open circuit or faulty sink
  • AAA6 FBAS-output 2: short circuit
  • DBCD MOST_WAKEUPFAILED
  • DBCE Error Light not off (and 1 other meaning)
  • DBD0 MOST Ring-Break-Diagnosis failed (and 1 other meaning)
  • DBD1 Long and/or frequent unlocks (Error_Unlock_Long).
  • DBD2 VM: Deactivation, high temperature

Every BMW module's fault codes