{
  "$schema": "robofaults-fault-record/v0",
  "kind": "error",
  "brand": "shark",
  "page_en": "https://robofaults.com/shark/error-45/",
  "page_es": "https://robofaults.com/es/shark/error-45/",
  "code": "45",
  "slug": "error-45",
  "device_type": "vacuum",
  "name_en": "Side brush motor broken",
  "name_es": "Motor del cepillo lateral averiado",
  "badge": "ERR 45",
  "severity": "warn",
  "severity_note_en": "the side brush motor reports a fault — clean first, then service",
  "severity_note_es": "el motor del cepillo lateral reporta un fallo — primero limpieza, después servicio técnico",
  "series": [
    "PowerDetect"
  ],
  "tools_en": "none",
  "tools_es": "ninguna",
  "time_min": 10,
  "difficulty": "easy",
  "safety": "none",
  "safety_note_en": "",
  "safety_note_es": "",
  "meaning_en": "Error 45 means the <b>side brush motor reports a hardware fault</b>. Shark's error list pairs it with Error 2: free the brush and its gear first — a persistent Error 45 is a motor service case.",
  "meaning_es": "El error 45 significa que el <b>motor del cepillo lateral reporta un fallo de hardware</b>. La lista de Shark lo empareja con el error 2: libera primero el cepillo y su engranaje — un error 45 persistente es caso de servicio del motor.",
  "causes": [
    {
      "title_en": "Long-term jam damaging the motor",
      "title_es": "Atasco prolongado que daña el motor",
      "detail_en": "A brush that ran jammed for weeks overloads the small motor until the hardware fault trips.",
      "detail_es": "Un cepillo que trabajó semanas atascado sobrecarga el pequeño motor hasta que salta el fallo de hardware.",
      "likelihood": "most_common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Side brush motor failure",
      "title_es": "Avería del motor del cepillo lateral",
      "detail_en": "If the brush spins freely by hand but Error 45 returns, the motor or its driver has failed — contact Shark support.",
      "detail_es": "Si el cepillo gira libre con la mano pero el error 45 vuelve, el motor o su controlador han fallado — contacta con Shark.",
      "likelihood": "common"
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title_en": "Clean the side brush and gear",
      "title_es": "Limpia el cepillo lateral y su engranaje",
      "detail_en": "Power off, lift the brush off its post, strip off wrapped hair, and clean the gear underneath (the full Error 2 routine).",
      "detail_es": "Apaga el robot, saca el cepillo de su eje, retira el pelo enrollado y limpia el engranaje inferior (la rutina completa del error 2)."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Refit and test",
      "title_es": "Monta y prueba",
      "detail_en": "Reattach the brush, confirm it spins freely 360° both ways, and run a short clean.",
      "detail_es": "Vuelve a colocar el cepillo, confirma que gira libre 360° en ambos sentidos y lanza una limpieza corta."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Contact support if it returns",
      "title_es": "Contacta con soporte si vuelve",
      "detail_en": "A clean, free brush that still trips Error 45 points at the motor — quote your model and the code to Shark support.",
      "detail_es": "Un cepillo limpio y libre que sigue disparando el error 45 apunta al motor — indica tu modelo y el código al soporte de Shark."
    }
  ],
  "parts": [
    "shark-side-brush-2pack"
  ],
  "related": [
    "2",
    "46"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label_en": "Shark Support — RV2900 Series Robot Error Codes (index, Error 2/45)",
      "label_es": "Soporte de Shark — Índice de códigos de error RV2900 (errores 2/45)",
      "url": "https://support.sharkninja.com/article/RV2900-Series-Robot-Error-Codes",
      "kind": "official"
    },
    {
      "label_en": "Shark Support — RV2800 Series Robot Error Codes (index, Error 45)",
      "label_es": "Soporte de Shark — Índice de códigos de error RV2800 (error 45)",
      "url": "https://support.sharkninja.com/article/RV2800-Series-Shark-POWERDETECT-NeverTouch-Base-Robot-Vacuum---Robot-Error-Codes",
      "kind": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "official",
  "last_verified": "2026-07-06"
}