STEERING CONTROL DEVICE

A steering control device includes a control circuit configured to control driving of a reaction force motor (21) that generates steering reaction force applied to a steering wheel (11) in which power transmission with turning wheels (15) of a vehicle is separated. When a vehicle power source is turned on, the control circuit requests a vehicle control device (60) to stop traveling of the vehicle when information is exchanged with the vehicle control device (60) in a manner that does not follow a predetermined pattern.