Error Code: 2153-1540
Steps to troubleshoot error code 2153-1540 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
What to do
- Restart the console.
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How to restart a Nintendo Switch 2 console
- Press and hold the POWER Button
for at least three seconds.
- Select Power OptionsOpciones de apagadoOptions d'alimentationOpções de desligar.
- Select Restart.
- Press and hold the POWER Button
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How to restart a Nintendo Switch console
- Press and hold the POWER Button
for at least three seconds. - Select Power OptionsOpciones de apagadoOptions d'alimentationOpções de desligar.
- Select Restart.
- Press and hold the POWER Button
- If the console does not respond, hold down the POWER Button for twelve seconds to force it to shut down. Then power it on again.
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How to restart a Nintendo Switch 2 console
- Confirm that the console has the latest system update.
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How to update to the latest system version
- Select System Settings on the HOME Menu.

- Scroll down to the bottom of the System Settings menu and select System.
- Select System Update.

- If an update is available, it will begin to download.
For more info, see either How to Perform a System Update on Nintendo Switch 2 or How to Perform a System Update on Nintendo Switch.
- Select System Settings on the HOME Menu.
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Unable to update system
If you are unable to update the console because the same error continues to occur, the console will need to be sent in for service.
- If the error occurs only when playing a specific game, include that game with the service request order.
For your convenience, Nintendo provides a quick and easy-to-use online service request process.
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How to update to the latest system version
- If you are no longer receiving the error code, continue to play the console and monitor for further occurrences of this error in the future.
Situation not resolved
If the error becomes severe, or starts to prevent usage of the console, the console will need to be sent in for service.
Important: If the error occurs only when playing a specific game, include that game with the service request order.
For your convenience, Nintendo provides a quick and easy-to-use online service request process.