{
  "$schema": "robofaults-fault-record/v0",
  "kind": "error",
  "brand": "roomba",
  "page_en": "https://robofaults.com/roomba/error-41/",
  "page_es": "https://robofaults.com/es/roomba/error-41/",
  "code": "41",
  "slug": "error-41",
  "device_type": "vacuum",
  "name_en": "Mission timed out",
  "name_es": "Misión con tiempo agotado",
  "badge": "ERR 41",
  "severity": "warn",
  "severity_note_en": "job abandoned unfinished; robot needs a full charge",
  "severity_note_es": "tarea abandonada sin terminar; el robot necesita una carga completa",
  "series": [
    "i",
    "j",
    "s"
  ],
  "tools_en": "none",
  "tools_es": "ninguna",
  "time_min": 5,
  "difficulty": "easy",
  "safety": "none",
  "safety_note_en": "",
  "safety_note_es": "",
  "meaning_en": "Error 41 means the <b>mission timed out</b> — the robot ran past the four-hour mark without pausing or recharging and gave up. Charge it fully on the dock, then split very large homes into smaller jobs.",
  "meaning_es": "El error 41 significa que la <b>misión agotó su tiempo</b> — el robot superó las cuatro horas sin pausas ni recargas y abandonó. Cárgalo por completo en la base y divide las casas muy grandes en tareas más pequeñas.",
  "causes": [
    {
      "title_en": "Space too large for one mission",
      "title_es": "Espacio demasiado grande para una sola misión",
      "detail_en": "Big open floor plans push the runtime past what a single job allows.",
      "detail_es": "Las plantas grandes y abiertas llevan el tiempo de limpieza más allá de lo que permite una sola tarea.",
      "likelihood": "most_common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Recharge-and-resume never happened",
      "title_es": "La recarga y reanudación no ocurrió",
      "detail_en": "If the robot can't find its dock mid-mission, it keeps cleaning until the timer expires.",
      "detail_es": "Si el robot no encuentra su base a mitad de misión, sigue limpiando hasta que expira el temporizador.",
      "likelihood": "common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Obstacles dragging out the job",
      "title_es": "Obstáculos que alargan la tarea",
      "detail_en": "Clutter forces slow, repetitive navigation that burns through mission time.",
      "detail_es": "El desorden obliga a una navegación lenta y repetitiva que consume el tiempo de la misión.",
      "likelihood": "common"
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title_en": "Recharge fully",
      "title_es": "Recarga por completo",
      "detail_en": "Place the robot on the dock and let it reach a full charge before the next job.",
      "detail_es": "Coloca el robot en la base y deja que alcance la carga completa antes de la siguiente tarea."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Clean in zones",
      "title_es": "Limpia por zonas",
      "detail_en": "Use room or zone cleaning in the app instead of whole-home jobs in big spaces.",
      "detail_es": "Usa la limpieza por habitaciones o zonas en la app en lugar de tareas de casa completa en espacios grandes."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Verify the dock is findable",
      "title_es": "Verifica que la base sea localizable",
      "detail_en": "A dock in a cluttered corner blocks recharge-and-resume. Give it wall space and clearance.",
      "detail_es": "Una base en un rincón abarrotado impide la recarga y reanudación. Dale pared y espacio libre."
    }
  ],
  "parts": [],
  "related": [
    "46",
    "74",
    "75"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label_en": "iRobot Support — i Series, Error 41",
      "label_es": "Soporte de iRobot — Serie i, error 41",
      "url": "https://support.irobot.ca/s/article/2431",
      "kind": "official"
    },
    {
      "label_en": "iRobot Support — j Series, Error 41",
      "label_es": "Soporte de iRobot — Serie j, error 41",
      "url": "https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/31119",
      "kind": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "official",
  "last_verified": "2026-07-05"
}