P0171 on Ford vehicles The engine is running lean on bank 1: too much air, or not enough fuel, for the mixture the computer wants

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.

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0171. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

• TSB 21-2083 Service bulletin
  2021-03-22 · Electrical System
• Some 2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 5.0L engine and built on or before 08-Mar-2021 may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0364, P060B, P062B, P164C, P2601, P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175, P3450 and/or P1104 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to various software parameters within the PCM. To correct the condit
• TSB 21-2154 Service bulletin
  2021-05-18 · Electrical System
• Some 2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 5.0L engine and built on or before 04-Mar-2021 may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0364, P060B, P062B, P164C, P2601, P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175 and/or P1104 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to various software parameters within the PCM. To correct the condition, fol
• TSB 22-2393 Service bulletin
  2022-10-19 · Engine And Engine Cooling
• Some 2019-2021 F-150 vehicles built on or before 04-Mar-2021 and equipped with a 5.0L engine may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175, P0364, P060B, P062B, P1104, P164C, P2601, P2BEC, P2BED, P2BEE, P2BEF, P2BF0, P2BF1, P2BF2 and/or P2BF3 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to various soft
• TSB 18-2321 Service bulletin
  2018-10-23 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
• Some 2015-2018 Transit vehicles built on or before 24-Jul-2018 may exhibit various drivability concerns including difficulty starting, misfires and/or an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P00BD, P1247, P1548, P061B, P2195, P2198, P2196, P2197, P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175, P0131 and/or P162F stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to undesired water entry in
• TSB 19-2091 Service bulletin
  2019-03-25 · Engine
• Some 2015-2018 Transit vehicles built on or before 24-Jul-2018 may exhibit various drivability concerns including difficulty starting, misfires and/or an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P00BD, P1247, P1548, P061B, P2195, P2198, P2196, P2197, P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175, P0131 and/or P162F stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to undesired water entry in
• TSB 21-2106 Service bulletin
  2021-04-08 · Visibility — Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System — Condensor/Evaporator
• Some 2017-2021 Transit vehicles built on or before 30-Nov-2020 may experience a slow fill condition and/or illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0171, P0174, P0451, P0455, P0456, P0496 and/or P1450. This may be due to a kinked evaporator emissions fresh air vent line. To correct this condition, follow the Service Procedure to attach a zip tie to the fre

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Ford and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.