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Fault Family System: Network (U-Codes) 46 SAE Codes

Fuel Cell Stack Sensor Actuator Circuit

Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
U3549 covers the hydrogen storage, stack, and balance-of-plant sensors and valves found on a fuel-cell electric vehicle -- tank pressure/temperature sensors, anode/cathode valves, and stack coolant sensors -- none of which exist on a conventional gasoline, diesel, or battery-EV platform. Because these circuits sit on pressurized hydrogen lines and a high-voltage stack, diagnosis and repair require fuel-cell-specific technician training, hydrogen leak-detection equipment, and the manufacturer's lockout procedure rather than general shop tools. A failed sensor, a stuck valve, or corrosion at a stack coolant connector are the most frequent causes.

These 46 diagnostic trouble codes share one detection mechanism and one repair path, which is why MechanicDB groups them into a single authored fault family rather than repeating the same explanation 46 times.

Codes in this family (46)

CodeDefinitionRepair coverage
U3549Hydrogen Tank High Pressure Sensor 1 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U354AHydrogen Tank A Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U354BHydrogen Tank A Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U354CHydrogen Tank B Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U354DHydrogen Tank B Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U354EHydrogen Tank C Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U354FHydrogen Tank C Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3550Hydrogen Tank A Valve Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3551Hydrogen Tank A Valve Enable Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3552Hydrogen Tank A Valve Performance4 ranked fixes
U3553Hydrogen Tank B Valve Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3554Hydrogen Tank B Valve Enable Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3555Hydrogen Tank B Valve Performance4 ranked fixes
U3556Hydrogen Tank C Valve Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3557Hydrogen Tank C Valve Enable Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3558Hydrogen Tank C Valve4 ranked fixes
U3559Air Inlet Pressure Sensor Circuit4 ranked fixes
U355ACharge Air Cooler Outlet Pressure Sensor 1 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U355BCharge Air Cooler Outlet Pressure Sensor 2 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U355CCharge Air Cooler Outlet Temperature Sensor Circuit4 ranked fixes
U355DExpander Inlet Pressure Sensor 1 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U355EExpander Inlet Pressure Sensor 2 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U355FCathode Backpressure Valve Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3560Cathode Backpressure Valve Position Sensor Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3561Cathode Bypass Valve Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3562Cathode Bypass Valve4 ranked fixes
U3563Cathode Bypass Valve Position Sensor Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3564Hydrogen Supply Line A Pressure Sensor 1 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3565Hydrogen Supply Line A Pressure Sensor 2 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3566Anode Inlet Pressure Sensor 1 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3567Anode Inlet Pressure Sensor 2 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3568Anode Multifunction Valve Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3569Anode Multifunction Valve4 ranked fixes
U356AAnode Drain Valve Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U356BAnode Drain Valve4 ranked fixes
U356CAnode Header Drain Valve Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U356DAnode Header Drain Valve4 ranked fixes
U356EAnode Drain Valve Heater Relay Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U356FAnode Header Drain Valve Heater Relay Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3570Stack Inlet Coolant Temperature Sensor Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3571Stack Outlet Coolant Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3572Stack Outlet Coolant Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3573Coolant Mixing Valve Control Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3574Coolant Mixing Valve4 ranked fixes
U3575Coolant Mixing Valve Position Sensor Circuit4 ranked fixes
U3576Stack Differential Pressure Sensor Circuit4 ranked fixes

What this page does not show

This page publishes the fault mechanism and the code index. The licensed dataset adds, for every one of the 15,886 codes, the full authored repair set (56,729 procedures in total) with the fields deliberately withheld here: