NFS Heat Error code 001c080f : What is it & how to fix it ?

What is NFS Heat?

Need for Speed Heat is a racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the twenty-fourth instalment in the Need for Speed series and commemorates the series’ 25th anniversary. It was released on November 8, 2019. The major updates for the game have stopped to make way for a new title which is in the pipeline.

What is it?

While playing the game, players sometimes gets the error, ”Item System Synchronization failed. Please contact customer support. Error Code: 001C080F” & as this message comes up on the screen, you cannot play online after that. This error usually happens if you play offline and acquire more money or new cars, items and then go online afterwards. There is a synchronization error.

How to fix it?

Now we come to what you’re here for, that is how to fix this error. This question was floating around the EA forums and this is the solution suggested by a user by the name of @zeatypizzaman he said-“I had the same issue. What I did was went to solo and did one day race and two-night races. Then drove back into the garage to cash out the rep and fully closed the game right after. Started the game back up and no error code and I could play online again…worth a try.” Most users found this to be useful you should try it.

What EA had as a response to this 

This question was tossed around on EA forums by suffering gamers, the EA community representative said that “A fix for this issue is scheduled for an upcoming update.”