Powertrain, generic (extended)

P2514 Event Data Recorder Request Circuit High

Check engine lightUsually off

EmissionsNot relevant

Drive cycleNot required

Limp modeNo

P2514 tells you the request line between the event data recorder and the engine module sits at too high a level. The recorder, normally housed in the airbag control unit, keeps a short log of speed, pedal and brake data around a collision and fetches engine values through this line. A high reading points to a wire chafed against a powered conductor, a missing ground on the recorder side or an input stage pulled up internally. Ford is the only maker found listing P2514, in its 2014 BOSS 302S engine module code table, marked W rather than M in the lamp column, so no check engine light is expected; voltages are not published anywhere. An open line is P2512, a line pulled down is P2513. Driving is unaffected, though crash records may lack powertrain values.

Likely causes

Request wire chafed against a powered circuit

Missing ground or unplugged connector at the airbag/recorder module

Input stage in engine or recorder module faulty

Symptoms

Code stored with no effect on driving
Possibly a wrench or service indicator instead of the check engine light

Repair estimate

DifficultyMediumWorkshop job

Parts and labour€30–400

Time0.5–2 h

Typical range across vehicles; the real cost depends on what the testing finds.

Parts involved

event data recorderrequest wirerestraint control module

Related codes

P2512 P2513

References: performanceparts.ford.com, en.wikipedia.org.