A method for error management in bus communication is disclosed. A first bus subscriber generates a first bus message and writes a bus error code into a bus data area of a first bus message. The second bus subscriber identifies the error by evaluating the bus error code. The first bus subscriber stores an error identification of the error, generates a first bus message and writes the bus error code into the bus data area of the first bus message. A second bus message with a request for transmission of the error identification is generated by the second bus subscriber. A third bus message is generated by the first bus subscriber and the stored error identification is written into the bus data area of the third bus message. The second bus subscriber identifies the errors by evaluating the bus error code and the error identification.