U0028: The vehicle communication bus A is not working properly
The vehicle communication bus A is not working properly. It is usually the network wiring or a control unit that does not answer.
| Code | U0028 |
|---|---|
| System | Communication network |
| Group | U00xx, Communication buses |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear U0028 with Final OBD
Plug an OBD2 scanner in under the steering wheel, switch the ignition on and open Final OBD. Under Faults you’ll see U0028 with its description and whether it’s confirmed, pending or permanent.
If the engine stores it over standard OBD, with FREE you read this code with its explanation for nothing and clear it. With PRO you also read the faults of every control unit and clear them in all of them.
Clearing the code only turns the light off: if the cause is still there, it comes back. Clear it once it’s fixed, and not right before an inspection. It’s all in how to read and clear fault codes and in inspections and OBD.
Similar codes
- U0024 The low speed CAN network (low line) has a broken or disconnected wire
- U0025 The low speed CAN network (low line) gives a lower signal than normal
- U0026 The low speed CAN network (low line) gives a higher signal than normal
- U0027 The negative line of the slow CAN bus is shorted to the positive line
- U0029 The vehicle communication bus A gives readings outside the normal range
- U0030 The vehicle communication bus A (high line) has a broken or disconnected wire
- U0031 The vehicle communication bus A (high line) gives a lower signal than normal
- U0032 The vehicle communication bus A (high line) gives a higher signal than normal
- U0001 High speed CAN communication bus
- U0073 Control module communication bus A off
What does code U0028 mean?
The vehicle communication bus A is not working properly. It is usually the network wiring or a control unit that does not answer.
How do you clear U0028?
With an OBD2 scanner and an app like Final OBD, which clears it for free if it’s stored by the engine control unit. But clearing it only turns the light off: if the cause isn’t fixed, U0028 comes back.
