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P000B

8 owner reports and 16 manufacturer filings across 18 model years from Chrysler, Dodge, Hyundai, Jeep and others.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code16 manufacturer filings8 owner reports

Where P000B shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Hyundai TucsonEngine3
2016 Chrysler 300Electrical System2
2017 Chrysler PacificaEngine2
2016 Dodge ChallengerElectrical System2
2016 Dodge ChargerElectrical System2
2016 Chrysler Town and CountryPower Train1
2017 Dodge ChargerElectrical System1
2026 Dodge DurangoEngine1
2025 Dodge DurangoEngine1
2024 Dodge DurangoEngine1
2017 Jeep Grand CherokeeElectrical System1
2016 Jeep Grand CherokeeElectrical System1
2019 Kia SorentoEngine1
2022 Kia SoulEngine1
2021 Kia SoulEngine1
2026 Ram 1500Engine1
2025 Ram 1500Engine1
2024 Ram 1500Engine1

A 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

Engine 12Electrical System 6Power Train 2Exterior Lighting 1Service Brakes 1Back Over Prevention 1
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What owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, one per nameplate, scrubbed of anything identifying. These are unverified reports filed with NHTSA — they are what was said, not a finding that it was true.

· Active Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) stored: P0017, P0014, P000B, P0172, P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304
2021 Kia SoulJul 3, 2026NHTSA owner report
Computer Code P258B - Electric Vacuum Pump - After fixing code P000B with an oil change, the P258B code caused the check engine light to come back on and after further investigation found that the wire that comes from the pump looks like…
2017 Chrysler PacificaSep 20, 2023NHTSA owner report
My codes are reading camshaft ignition control (P000B) and ignition control module combustion quality input signal (P1326)
2019 Hyundai TucsonMay 6, 2023NHTSA owner report

Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P000B. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P000B means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P000B sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

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 P000B

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P000B 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.