P00B7
2 owner reports and 13 manufacturer filings across 11 model years from Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen.
Where P00B7 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Volkswagen Atlas | Engine | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe | Engine And Engine Cooling | 2 | — |
| 2023 Hyundai Sonata | Engine And Engine Cooling | 2 | — |
| 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2022 Hyundai Tucson | Engine And Engine Cooling | 1 | — |
| 2024 Kia Carnival | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2023 Kia Carnival | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2022 Kia Carnival | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2022 Kia K5 | Engine And Engine Cooling | 1 | — |
| 2021 Kia K5 | Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | — |
| 2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Engine | — | 1 |
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
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ 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.
The repair order states that DTC P00B7, P0116 or P2681 was stored in the engine/motor control module
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P00B7. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- V0124062074939_12024-08-19 · Engine
- Update ECM programming for DTCs P00B7, Po116 or P2681.
- SC290_TSB Emissions2024-05-09 · Electrical System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: LAMBDA-III 3.5L GDI ENGINE DTC P00B7 ECM LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SC290) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) system on some 2022-2024MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles produced from January 4, 2021 through November 6, 2023. The subject vehicles may have engine calibrations that we
- 23-01-023H2023-03-20 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This bulletin provides information related to the ECU software update for Sonata Hybrid (DN8 HEV) vehicles to revise the logic for the following DTC : ⢠DTC P00B7 â Engine Coolant Flow Low/Performance
- 23-FL-001H2023-02-27 · Electrical System
- This bulletin provides information related to the Engine Control Module (ECM) software update for Santa Fe Hybrid (TM HEV) / Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid (TM PHEV) vehicles to revise the following DTC logic: ⢠P1441(PCSV rear and hose missing) ⢠P1A77(HSG Belt slip) ⢠P00B7(Excessive ITM motor operating current) ⢠P2118 (ETC target position failure) ⢠P0401 (EGR gas flow insufficient) â
- 22-FL-003H2022-06-03 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- This bulletin provides information related to the Engine Control Module (ECM) software update for Santa Fe Hybrid (TM HEV) / Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid (TM PHEV) and Tucson Hybrid (NX4 HEV) / Tucson Plug-In Hybrid (NX4 PHEV) vehicles to revise the following DTC logic: ⢠P1441(PCSV rear and hose missing) ⢠P1A77(HSG Belt slip) ⢠P00B7(Excessive ITM motor operating current) ⢠P2118 (ETC t
- TSB_FUE0582022-04-26 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN:1.6L T-GDI WITH MIL ON DTC P00B7 ECM LOGIC IMPROVEMENT & A/C TORQUE DEMAND - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) system on some 2021-2022MY K5 (DL3a) vehicles equipped with the Gamma 1.6L T-GDI engine produced from March 27, 2020 through January 10, 2022, which may exhibit an MIL ON with DTC P00B7 and/or RP
What P00B7 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP00B7 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 P00B7
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P00B7 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.