B15FE
0 owner reports and 105 manufacturer filings across 42 model years from Lexus, Toyota.
Where B15FE shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
What it gets filed under
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names B15FE. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- L-SB-0025-21 Rev2022-02-09 · Equipment — Electrical
- TSB: Some 2020 ? 2022 model year Lexus vehicles equipped with Pioneer Audio (version 1804) or earlier may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: ?Abnormal Bluetooth® Audio Mode transition. ?Difficult radio tune knob operation when selecting audio source. Some 2020 ? 2021 model year Lexus vehicles equipped with Pioneer Audio (version 1799) or earlier may exhibit one or more of the
- T-SB-0025-212021-05-03 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- TSB: Some 2020 ? 2021 model year vehicles equipped with Audio, Audio Plus, or Premium Audio (versions 1784) or earlier may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: ?Intermittent blank screen. ?Navigation map update fails. ?Album art inoperative. ?Pause function intermittently inoperative in CD mode. ?Intermittent DTC B15FE present. ?Abnormal energy flow screen appearance on Hyb
- T-SB-0047-20 Rev2020-10-21 · Back Over Prevention
- TSB: Some 2019 model year RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid and 2018 ? 2020 model year Sienna vehicles equipped with Audio Plus (version 1010) or Premium Audio (version 1010) or earlier may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: ?Toyota apps fail to download. ?Bluetooth® is unable to automatically connect after key cycle. ?Abnormal microphone operation. ?Sirius XM® antenna disconnection history Diagn
- T-SB-0047-202020-05-11 · Back Over Prevention
- TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0039-19. The aforementioned bulletin is obsolete, and any printed versions should be discarded. Be sure to review the entire content of this service bulletin before proceeding. Some 2019 model year RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid and some 2018 ? 2020 model year Sienna vehicles equipped Audio Plus (versi
- T-SB-0039-19_Rev2020-02-10 · Steering
- Some 2019 model year RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid and some 2019 ? 2020 model year Sienna vehicles equipped Audio Plus (version 1010) or Premium Audio (version 1010) or earlier may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: ?Toyota Apps fail to download ?Bluetooth® is unable to automatically connect AFTER key cycle ?Abnormal microphone operation ?Sirius XM® antenna disconnection history Diagnostic Troub
- T-SB-0039-19_Rev2020-01-07 · Equipment
- TSB: REVISION NOTICE December 20, 2019 Rev1: ? The entire bulletin has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. NOTE This bulletin applies to 2018 model year Sienna vehicles ONLY if T-SB-0053-19 has been performed and completed prior to performing the Software Update Procedure in this bulletin. Some 2019 model year RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, and Sienna vehicles equ
What B15FE means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIB15FE is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about B15FE
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardWhy does this page not define B15FE?
Because it cannot be defined honestly. The second character of a trouble code says who owns its meaning, and a 1 or a 3 hands that to the manufacturer. Sites that print one definition for a manufacturer-specific code are showing you one automaker's meaning and hoping it is yours.
Can I keep driving with B15FE stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.