diff --git a/docs/requirements/Component-AuditLog.md b/docs/requirements/Component-AuditLog.md
index eea019aa..db32bac3 100644
--- a/docs/requirements/Component-AuditLog.md
+++ b/docs/requirements/Component-AuditLog.md
@@ -353,7 +353,11 @@ collapse first-write-wins before the statement is built, duplicates *across*
 packets are eliminated by the anti-semi-join, and any failure falls back to the
 per-row / per-entry path — so the documented invariant that one bad row cannot
 sink the rest of the batch still holds, it is simply no longer paid for on the
-healthy path.
+healthy path. A site `LastError` longer than the central `SiteCalls.LastError` column (1024
+characters) is truncated to the column width on both the dual-write and the
+reconciliation pull (`SiteCallColumnBounds`) — an over-width message used to fail the
+whole dual-write with SQL 8152, so the audit row came back Rejected and the
+`SiteCalls` row was never written by either path (review 2026-10-21 follow-up).
 
 The set-based path binds its string parameters at the VALUE's own length, never
 at the column width. Declaring the width makes the client TRUNCATE an over-long
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/AuditLogIngestActor.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/AuditLogIngestActor.cs
index 55e1404a..8e91e3e7 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/AuditLogIngestActor.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/AuditLogIngestActor.cs
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public class AuditLogIngestActor : ReceiveActor
                         var safeRedactor = redactor ?? SafeDefaultAuditRedactor.Instance;
                         var filteredAudit = safeRedactor.Apply(entry.Audit);
                         var auditStamped = AuditRowProjection.WithIngestedAtUtc(filteredAudit, ingestedAt);
-                        var siteCallStamped = entry.SiteCall with { IngestedAtUtc = ingestedAt };
+                        var siteCallStamped = SiteCallColumnBounds.Clamp(entry.SiteCall) with { IngestedAtUtc = ingestedAt };
 
                         await auditRepo.InsertIfNotExistsAsync(auditStamped, fallbackBudget.Token)
                             .ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ public class AuditLogIngestActor : ReceiveActor
                 foreach (var entry in cmd.Entries)
                 {
                     await siteCallRepo
-                        .UpsertAsync(entry.SiteCall with { IngestedAtUtc = ingestedAt }, ct)
+                        .UpsertAsync(SiteCallColumnBounds.Clamp(entry.SiteCall) with { IngestedAtUtc = ingestedAt }, ct)
                         .ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/GrpcPullSiteCallsClient.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/GrpcPullSiteCallsClient.cs
index faae334e..8aabe554 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/GrpcPullSiteCallsClient.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/GrpcPullSiteCallsClient.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ public sealed class GrpcPullSiteCallsClient : IPullSiteCallsClient
         {
             try
             {
-                var sc = SiteCallDtoMapper.FromDto(dto) with { SourceSite = siteId };
+                // Fit LastError to the central column so the reconciliation upsert cannot fail
+                // with SQL 8152 (review 2026-10-21 follow-up — see SiteCallColumnBounds).
+                var sc = SiteCallColumnBounds.Clamp(SiteCallDtoMapper.FromDto(dto)) with { SourceSite = siteId };
                 siteCalls.Add(sc);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/SiteCallColumnBounds.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/SiteCallColumnBounds.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..069599c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog/Central/SiteCallColumnBounds.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Entities.Audit;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog.Central;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Fits a site-supplied <see cref="SiteCall"/> to the central <c>SiteCalls</c> column widths before
+/// it is written (review 2026-10-21 follow-up). The site's tracking store does not bound
+/// <see cref="SiteCall.LastError"/>, while the central column is <c>nvarchar(1024)</c>
+/// (<c>SiteCallEntityTypeConfiguration</c>): an over-width error used to fail the
+/// cached-telemetry dual-write with SQL 8152 — the audit row was reported Rejected to the site
+/// and the reconciliation pull's upsert failed the same way, so the <c>SiteCalls</c> row was never
+/// written at all. Truncating a diagnostic message is the right trade; dropping the row is not.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class SiteCallColumnBounds
+{
+    /// <summary>Width of <c>SiteCalls.LastError</c>; must match <c>SiteCallEntityTypeConfiguration</c>.</summary>
+    public const int LastErrorMaxLength = 1024;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns <paramref name="siteCall"/> unchanged when it already fits, otherwise a copy whose
+    /// <see cref="SiteCall.LastError"/> is truncated to <see cref="LastErrorMaxLength"/> characters
+    /// (never splitting a UTF-16 surrogate pair).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="siteCall">The row about to be written centrally.</param>
+    /// <returns>A row that fits the central columns.</returns>
+    public static SiteCall Clamp(SiteCall siteCall)
+    {
+        if (siteCall.LastError is not { Length: > LastErrorMaxLength } error)
+        {
+            return siteCall;
+        }
+
+        var cut = LastErrorMaxLength;
+        if (char.IsHighSurrogate(error[cut - 1]))
+        {
+            cut--;
+        }
+
+        return siteCall with { LastError = error[..cut] };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog.Tests/Central/AuditLogIngestActorCombinedTelemetryTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog.Tests/Central/AuditLogIngestActorCombinedTelemetryTests.cs
index 92c02d93..afda9389 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog.Tests/Central/AuditLogIngestActorCombinedTelemetryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog.Tests/Central/AuditLogIngestActorCombinedTelemetryTests.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,37 @@ public class AuditLogIngestActorCombinedTelemetryTests : TestKit, IClassFixture<
         Assert.Equal(siteCall.Status, siteCallRow!.Status);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Review 2026-10-21 follow-up: a site LastError longer than the central
+    /// <c>SiteCalls.LastError</c> column (nvarchar(1024)) used to fail the dual-write with SQL
+    /// 8152 — the audit row was reported Rejected and the SiteCalls row was never upserted. The
+    /// ingest now truncates it to the column width, so both rows land.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+    [SkippableFact]
+    public async Task Receive_OverWidthLastError_IsTruncated_BothRowsLand()
+    {
+        Skip.IfNot(_fixture.Available, _fixture.SkipReason);
+
+        var siteId = NewSiteId();
+        var (audit, siteCall) = NewEntry(siteId);
+        siteCall = siteCall with { LastError = new string('x', 5000) };
+
+        var actor = CreateActor(BuildServiceProvider());
+        actor.Tell(
+            new IngestCachedTelemetryCommand(new[] { new CachedTelemetryEntry(audit, siteCall) }),
+            TestActor);
+
+        var reply = ExpectMsg<IngestCachedTelemetryReply>(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15));
+        Assert.Equal(new[] { audit.EventId }, reply.AcceptedEventIds);
+        Assert.Empty(reply.RejectedEventIds);
+
+        await using var read = CreateReadContext();
+        var siteCallRow = await read.Set<SiteCall>()
+            .SingleAsync(s => s.TrackedOperationId == siteCall.TrackedOperationId);
+        Assert.Equal(SiteCallColumnBounds.LastErrorMaxLength, siteCallRow.LastError!.Length);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Verifies that a duplicate event id with an unchanged status is a no-op that leaves the row counts unchanged and still acknowledges the id.</summary>
     /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation.</returns>
     [SkippableFact]
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog.Tests/Central/GrpcPullSiteCallsClientTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog.Tests/Central/GrpcPullSiteCallsClientTests.cs
index df3b7d18..f41cb4e4 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog.Tests/Central/GrpcPullSiteCallsClientTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.AuditLog.Tests/Central/GrpcPullSiteCallsClientTests.cs
@@ -274,6 +274,45 @@ public class GrpcPullSiteCallsClientTests
         Assert.False(result.MoreAvailable);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Review 2026-10-21 follow-up: a pulled LastError longer than the central SiteCalls column
+    /// is truncated to the column width, so the reconciliation upsert cannot fail with SQL 8152.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PullAsync_truncates_over_width_last_error_to_the_column_width()
+    {
+        var proto = new ProtoPullResponse();
+        var dto = Dto(Guid.NewGuid(), BaseTime);
+        dto.LastError = new string('e', 5000);
+        proto.Operationals.Add(dto);
+
+        var sut = new GrpcPullSiteCallsClient(
+            new StaticEnumerator(new SiteEntry("site-a", "http://site-a:8083")),
+            FakeInvoker.Returning(proto),
+            NullLogger<GrpcPullSiteCallsClient>.Instance);
+
+        var result = await sut.PullAsync("site-a", BaseTime, afterId: null, batchSize: 256, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.Equal(SiteCallColumnBounds.LastErrorMaxLength, Assert.Single(result.SiteCalls).LastError!.Length);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>A surrogate pair straddling the cut is never split; short values pass through untouched.</summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void SiteCallColumnBounds_Clamp_KeepsSurrogatePairsWhole_AndLeavesShortValuesAlone()
+    {
+        static ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Entities.Audit.SiteCall Call(string lastError) =>
+            SiteCallDtoMapper.FromDto(Dto(Guid.NewGuid(), BaseTime)) with { LastError = lastError };
+
+        var shortCall = Call("boom");
+        Assert.Same(shortCall, SiteCallColumnBounds.Clamp(shortCall));
+
+        var straddle = new string('a', SiteCallColumnBounds.LastErrorMaxLength - 2) + "\U0001F600" + "tail";
+        var clamped = SiteCallColumnBounds.Clamp(Call(straddle)).LastError!;
+        Assert.True(clamped.Length <= SiteCallColumnBounds.LastErrorMaxLength);
+        Assert.False(char.IsHighSurrogate(clamped[^1]));
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Verifies that PullAsync with a MinValue unspecified-kind cursor does not throw and still dials the site.</summary>
     /// <returns>A task that represents the asynchronous operation.</returns>
     [Fact]