U0316Software Incompatibility With Vehicle Dynamics Control Module
- Generic OBD-II code · Network
- How the car detects it
- U0316 means the vehicle dynamics control module, the electronic stability control unit, reports a software or calibration identity another module does not accept, typically after it was replaced or reflashed without setup. GM's U03xx procedure (Saab 9-5, 2011) runs at 9-16 V and sets such codes when a module is not configured properly; GM itself uses U0315 for its electronic brake module. Mazda uses U0316 differently: in 2014-2015 Mazda3, Mazda6 and CX-5 bulletins U0316:09 sits in a receiving module and stands for an error signal received from the DSC unit, there caused by a failed SAS module. So on a Mazda it is a follow-up code, not a software issue. U0122 means lost contact, U0416 invalid data. Stability control may switch off; MIL normally off.
- What you may notice
- Stability or traction control warning light on
- Driver assistance functions unavailable
- Code stored in several modules at once
- Likely causes
- LikelyStability control module replaced or flashed without setup/coding
- PossibleSoftware variant does not match vehicle equipment
- PossibleMazda: fault in DSC or SAS module reported to other units (U0316:09)
- Repair
- Workshop only · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €80 – €900
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.