What Happens When An ABS WSS Fails?

VIDEO: What Happens When An ABS WSS Fails?

Common wheel bearing failures and the resulting codes. This video is sponsored by NTN.

When a wheel speed sensor is giving erratic speed reading or is no longer generating a signal, several things happen. First, the ABS will be deactivated and the ABS MIL will illuminate in the instrument cluster. Also, a code will be stored indicating which wheel has failed and the performance issue of the sensor.

In this video, Andrew Markel walks through a common wheel bearing failure and the resulting codes.

This video is sponsored by NTN.

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