P013A
0 owner reports and 24 manufacturer filings across 13 model years from Ford, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda.
Where P013A shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Ford C-MAX | Power Train | 3 | — | |
| 2018 Ford C-MAX | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2019 Ford Explorer | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Ford Explorer | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2017 Ford Explorer | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2016 Ford Explorer | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Ford Fusion | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2022 Lexus IS | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2020 Lexus NX | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Lincoln MKZ | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2022 Lexus RC | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2019 Lincoln MKZ | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2016 Mazda Mazda3 | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — | Fuel pump → |
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.
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P013A by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P013A on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
24 manufacturer filings name P013A. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P013A.
- L-TT-0311-22 Rev Service bulletin2022-02-17 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- TT: Customers may complain of a MIL ON condition. DTC P013A may be retrieved from the engine ECM: ?P013A ? Oxygen Sensor Slow Response ? Rich to Lean Bank 1 Sensor 2
- L-TT-0311-22 Service bulletin2022-02-07 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- TT: Customers may complain of a MIL ON condition. DTC P013A may be retrieved from the engine ECM: ?P013A ? Oxygen Sensor Slow Response ? Rich to Lean Bank 1 Sensor 2
- 10213447 Service bulletin2021-03-16 · Fuel System, Gasoline
- MIL ON WITH DTC PO451 AND/OR PO12A Some customer s may complain about a MIL ON with DTC P0451 (Fuel tank pressure sensorL sensor characteristic malfunction) and/or P013A (HO2S: Slow response (during transition from rich to lean)) Recall 8615J repair procedure may correct this concern
- L-SB-0048-19_Rev Service bulletin2020-02-25 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- TSB: Some 2020 model year NX300h vehicles equipped with a 2AR-FXE engine may exhibit a MIL ON condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P013A (Oxygen Sensor Slow Response ? Rich to Lean Bank 1 Sensor 2). This condition may be caused by a leak from the exhaust manifold to front pipe donut gasket. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
- L-SB-0048-19 Service bulletin2019-12-23 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Exhaust System — Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
- TSB: Some 2020 model year NX300h vehicles equipped with a 2AR-FXE engine may exhibit a MIL ON condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P013A (Oxygen Sensor Slow Response ? Rich to Lean Bank 1 Sensor 2). This condition may be caused by a leak from the exhaust manifold to front pipe donut gasket. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
- TSB 19-2389 Service bulletin2019-12-20 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2013-2019 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.5L twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P013A and/or P013C stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to an improperly welded exhaust Y-pipe. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to replace the
What P013A means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP013A 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 P013A
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P013A stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. 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.