This SAE Recommended Practice is applicable to all light-duty gasoline and diesel passenger vehicles and trucks, and to heavy-duty gasoline vehicles. Specific applications of this document include diagnostic, service and repair manuals, bulletins and updates, training manuals, repair databases, underhood emission labels, and emission certification applications. This document focuses on diagnostic terms applicable to electrical/electronic systems, and therefore also contains related mechanical terms, definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms. Even though the use and appropriate updating of this document is strongly encouraged, nothing in this document should be construed as prohibiting the introduction of a term, abbreviation or acronym not covered by this document. Certain terms have already been in common use and are readily understood by manufacturers and technicians, but do not follow the methodology of this document. To preserve this understanding, these terms were included and have been identified with the footnote, historically acceptable common usage, so they will not erroneously serve as a precedent in the construction of new names. These terms fall into three categories: a. acronyms that do not logically fit the term; b. acronyms existing at the component level, i.e., their terms contain the base word or noun that describes the generic item that is being further defined.; and c. acronyms for terms that appear to contain the base word, but are frequently used as a modifier to another base word. (This use may possibly be thought of as following the methodology since the acronym is normally used as a modifier).)
SAE J1930-2002 history
2023SAE J1930DA-2023 J1930 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms Web Tool Spreadsheet
2021SAE J1930DA-2021 J1930 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms Web Tool Spreadsheet (See Also SAE J1930; Includes Access to Additional Content)
2017SAE J1930DA-2017 J1930 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms@ Definitions@ Abbreviations@ and Acronyms Web Tool Spreadsheet (See Also SAE J1930; Includes Access to Additional Content)
2017SAE J1930-2017 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms@ Definitions@ Abbreviations@ and Acronyms
2014SAE J1930DA-2014 J1930 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms Web Tool Spreadsheet
2012SAE J1930DA-2012 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Term,Definitions,Abbreviations,and Acronyms Web Tool Spreadsheet See Also SAE J1930
2010SAE J1930DA-2010 J1930 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms@ Definitions@ Abbreviations@ and Acronyms Web Tool Spreadsheet (See Also SAE J1930; Includes Access to Additional Content)
2008SAE J1930-2008 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms Equivalent to ISO/TR 15031-2
2002SAE J1930-2002 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations, and AcronymsEquivalent to ISO/TR 15031-2:April 30, 2002
1998SAE J1930-1998 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms Equivalent to ISO/TR 15031-2
1995SAE J1930-1995 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms@ Definitions@ Abbreviations@ and Acronyms
1991SAE J1930-1991 Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms Equivalent to ISO/TR 15031-2
1988SAE J1930-1988 Diagnostic Acronyms@ Terms@ and Definitions For Electrical/Electronic Systems