OBD-I: First Generation On-Board Diagnostics Codes
OBD-I: First Generation On-Board Diagnostics Codes

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OBD-I, or On-Board Diagnostics I, is the first generation of vehicle self-diagnostic systems used in vehicles from the 1980s to the mid-1990s. It was a basic system primarily focused on monitoring emissions, but it lacked standardization, meaning each manufacturer used its own proprietary connectors, hardware, and protocols. Diagnosing a vehicle required specialized tools for each make, and codes were often displayed as simple blink codes.

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