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U0496 Invalid Data Received From Subscription Entertainment Receiver Module

Check engine lightUsually off

EmissionsNot relevant

Drive cycleNot required

Limp modeNo

U0496 points to the subscription entertainment receiver: a tuner whose programmes, typically SiriusXM satellite radio in North America, play only with a paid, activated account. Its frames still reach the radio, but their content fails the checks; complete silence would be U0195. Such receivers report more than audio: GM bulletin PIC5088E (2002-2015 cars and trucks with XM) has technicians read the receiver status, which shows whether the unit is bound and activated or has a binding failure, the latter meaning replacement. GM files its XM tuner as the digital radio receiver, so its own lists use U0193 rather than this slot, and no maker documents U0496 publicly. Symptoms: satellite channels missing or limited to the preview channels, other sources fine; no MIL.

Likely causes

Subscription or activation state not refreshed, receiver reports unexpected status

Internal binding failure of the receiver

Supply, ground or bus fault at the receiver

Symptoms

Only preview channels or no satellite channels at all
Terrestrial radio and media work normally

Repair estimate

DifficultyEasyWorkshop job

Parts and labour€0–600

Time0.3–1.5 h

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

Parts involved

subscription entertainment module

Related codes

U0195 U0494 U0486

References: static.nhtsa.gov, en.wikipedia.org.