Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)
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A diagnostic trouble code (DTC) is stored if the control module detects a fault. The control module can store up to 15 diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs).
If a fault disappears for any reason after the diagnostic trouble code (DTC) has been permanently stored in the control module, information about the fault remains in the control module.