C0050 on Chevrolet vehicles A fault in the right rear wheel speed sensor circuit
C0050 is named on 5 Chevrolet model years (2016–2019): 8 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Colorado, Equinox, Express.
Which Chevrolet model years name C0050
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Chevrolet Colorado | Service Brakes | 3 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Equinox | Equipment | 2 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Colorado | Service Brakes | 1 | — |
| 2018 Chevrolet Express | Service Brakes | 1 | — |
| 2017 Chevrolet Equinox | Steering | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Chevrolet filings that name C0050
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names C0050. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- PIT5499 Service bulletin2016-03-15 · Service Brakes, Electric
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that vehicles may have an Antilock Braking System or Malfunction Indicator Lamp illuminated. Also Low Brake Fluid lamp on with the master cylinder fluid level is full or a Service Trailer Brake message on the Driver Information Center. Technician may find codes C0035, C0040, C0045, C0050, C0055, C0267, U0121, U0415 o
- PIT5499A Service bulletin2019-03-04 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that vehicles may have an Antilock Braking System or Malfunction Indicator Lamp illuminated. Also Low Brake Fluid lamp on with the master cylinder fluid level is full or a Service Trailer Brake message on the Driver Information Center. Technician may find codes C0035, C0040, C0045, C0050, C0055, C0267, U0121, U0415 o
- PIT5499B Service bulletin2020-05-20 · Trailer Hitches
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that vehicles may have an Antilock Braking System or Malfunction Indicator Lamp illuminated. Also Low Brake Fluid lamp on with the master cylinder fluid level is full or a Service Trailer Brake message on the Driver Information Center. Technician may find codes C0035, C0040, C0045, C0050, C0055, C0267, U0121, U0415 o
- PIT5427A Service bulletin2015-09-21 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp, service Antilock Braking System, Service Stabilitrak, Service All Wheel Drive, Service Suspension Control, or Hard Steering. Technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes stored C0196, C0186, C0287, C0710, C0045, C0050, C0800, U00
- PIT5427B Service bulletin2018-11-19 · Service Brakes
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp, service Antilock Braking System, Service Stabilitrak, Service All Wheel Drive, Service Suspension Control, or Hard Steering. Technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes stored C0196, C0186, C0287, C0710, C0045, C0050, C0800, U00
- 18316 Service bulletin2018-10-10 · Service Brakes, Air — Antilock — Wheel Speed Sensor
- 18316 - Customer Satisfaction Program. Certain 2018 model year Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with 4 wheel disc brakes, may have a condition where when the right rear wheel is driven over rumble strips a vibration in the rear axle causes the right rear wheel speed sensor (WSS) to produce an erratic signal. The ABS, Stabilitrak and Traction Control lights will illuminate on th
What C0050 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIA fault in the right rear wheel speed sensor circuit.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Chevrolet and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs C0050 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 8 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming C0050 on 5 Chevrolet model years (2016–2019). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Chevrolet models does C0050 appear on most?
2016 Colorado (3 documents), 2016 Equinox (2 documents), 2019 Colorado (1 document).
Does C0050 on a Chevrolet mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.