"Sensor Error Radar 0:FC." Anyone know what that means?

Got this error during a ride. I have a Varia RTL510. Anyone seen that before? Once I tapped the screen, I think got the all-to-familiar "Radar disconnected" error, and then after a few seconds, it reconnected.

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oo0M0oo over 2 years ago +3

It's Garmin code for: We can't be bothered to fix this problem.

The FC stands for what Garmin think of their customers. A bunch of .....
MkrBkr 10 months ago in reply to tomasz.loba +2

Garmin will not replace a unit with this error, they told me there will be an update at some point. No guess as to when,. I told them i wanted my unit replaced because it was onlu 3 months old. They said…
3514205 over 1 year ago +1
1. I chatted with customer service today 4/17/23 after 10 minutes of questioning they told me they are currently working on a fix.
  so we will see. The error message is very distracting

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0 Volker over 2 years ago

Is there a complete list of Varia RLT510 error codes anywhere? - Varia Series - Cycling - Garmin Forums

0 aweatherall over 2 years ago in reply to Volker

It is a warning that the radar is temporarily blind.

0 oo0M0oo over 2 years ago

It's Garmin code for: We can't be bothered to fix this problem.

The FC stands for what Garmin think of their customers. A bunch of .....

0 3514205 over 1 year ago

I chatted with customer service today 4/17/23 after 10 minutes of questioning they told me they are currently working on a fix.
so we will see. The error message is very distracting

0 tomasz.loba over 1 year ago in reply to 3514205

any feedback on this one? I get this error a number of times per ride. And disconnects my Varia, and re-connects.

0 MkrBkr over 1 year ago in reply to tomasz.loba

Same issue here with a brand new unit

0 tomasz.loba 12 months ago in reply to 3514205

I emailed Garmin Support as well. Also got a reply that they know the issue and they are working on a fix.

0 7531162 11 months ago

First time using my varia with a edge 1020 and this happen, the problem is because I can not do other stuffs when this message is happening

0 tomasz.loba 11 months ago in reply to 7531162

about 3 days ago I was on a ride, and the error was coming up all the time. that was a pain in the back side. but today I was riding and nothing. There are some days that it happens 2-3 times, other times nothing happens, and at other rides I get it all the time. I got a final reply from Garmin Support that I should send them my Varia for servicing. Thus no s/w update would resolve this problem. But I don't know whether it will be repaired or replaced.
I hope replaced since the device was faulty when purchased. Not like it happened later on.

0 MkrBkr 11 months ago in reply to tomasz.loba

Thank you for the update on your situation. Mine is doing the exact same thing. When its not giving the 0:fc error its disconnecting. I'll have to send garmin another email.