If you are working on a post-2021 vehicle, ensure your is the latest revision. Using a 2015 PDF on a 2025 electric truck will result in missing SPN definitions.

The SAE J1939-73 PDF is the authoritative technical reference for: Developing Scan Tools:

Many organizations also provide access through corporate or university subscriptions to the SAE Digital Library. or calculating a DTC bitmask

Identifies the exact component or system experiencing the fault (e.g., Engine Oil Temperature).

Sent by a scan tool to tell the ECUs to clear their historical fault code memory.

Similar to DM1 but restricted to emissions-critical faults (OBD equivalent for heavy-duty).

These three messages work together to form the memory access protocol.