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title: "Bosch error code E6160"
description: "Bosch error code E6160: the controlled lower spray arm cannot find its reference position."
url: "https://boschmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-e6160/"
date_modified: "2026-08-18"
Appliance type: "Dishwashers"
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# Bosch error code E6160

### What this one means

The controlled lower spray arm cannot find its reference position. It is a code the manufacturer publishes for this appliance, not one we have worked out — and it is decoded here rather than left as three characters on a display.

### What the code covers

A published cause names a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before ordering a part. This one covers:

- The mechanism that steers the lower arm
- Something physically fouling it

### What to try yourself

- Spin the lower spray arm by hand with the rack loaded as you normally load it
- Look for a knife handle or a baking sheet hanging through the rack

### Then what

This belongs to the models whose lower arm targets the dirtiest area rather than simply spinning. Something blocking its travel is the first thing to rule out and it is free.

This code is published for dishwashers. The [full list of codes](https://boschmiami.support/error-codes/) has the rest of them, searchable, including the labels older and newer machines use for the same conditions.

What this code means

What this one means

The controlled lower spray arm cannot find its reference position. It is a code the manufacturer publishes for this appliance, not one we have worked out — and it is decoded here rather than left as three characters on a display.

What the code covers

A published cause names a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before ordering a part. This one covers:

The mechanism that steers the lower arm

Something physically fouling it

What to try yourself

Spin the lower spray arm by hand with the rack loaded as you normally load it

Look for a knife handle or a baking sheet hanging through the rack

Then what

This belongs to the models whose lower arm targets the dirtiest area rather than simply spinning. Something blocking its travel is the first thing to rule out and it is free.

This code is published for dishwashers. The full list of codes has the rest of them, searchable, including the labels older and newer machines use for the same conditions.

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