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P015A

0 owner reports and 49 manufacturer filings across 18 model years from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC and others.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code49 manufacturer filings

Where P015A shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine6
2016 GMC TerrainEngine6
2016 Buick VeranoEngine4
2016 Chevrolet ColoradoEngine4
2016 Chevrolet ImpalaEngine4
2016 Chevrolet MalibuEngine4
2016 GMC CanyonEngine4
2016 Cadillac ATSPower Train3
2018 Nissan RogueEquipment Adaptive/Mobility3
2017 Chevrolet EquinoxEquipment2
2017 GMC TerrainEquipment2
2018 Subaru ForesterElectrical System1
2017 Subaru ForesterElectrical System1
2016 Subaru ForesterElectrical System1
2019 Subaru WRXElectrical System1
2018 Subaru WRXEngine And Engine Cooling1
2017 Subaru WRXElectrical System1
2016 Subaru WRXEngine And Engine Cooling1

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 24Equipment 9Electrical System 7Power Train 4Engine And Engine Cooling 3Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 1
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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P015A. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P015A means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P015A 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 P015A

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P015A 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.