P0243 on Ford vehicles
P0243 is named on 9 Ford model years (2019–2022): 18 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Edge, Escape, Bronco Sport.
Which Ford model years name P0243
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Ford Edge | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2020 Ford Escape | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2019 Ford Edge | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2021 Ford Bronco Sport | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2021 Ford Edge | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2021 Ford Escape | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2022 Ford Bronco Sport | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2022 Ford Edge | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2022 Ford Escape | Engine | 1 | — |
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.
Ford filings that name P0243
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0243. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- SSM 49427 Service bulletin2021-01-05 · Electrical System
- Some 2019-2020 Edge/Nautilus/Ranger, 2020 Escape and 2020-2021 Corsair/Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.0L/2.3L EcoBoost may exhibit a lack of power with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P02AB, P0243, P0299, P1464, P25B3, P25B4, P2AB7, P2AB8 and/or P2AB9. This may be due to a missing wastegate actuator e-clip. A lower level service component h
- SSM 50171 Service bulletin2021-10-04 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Hard Parts Internal/Mechanical
- Some 2019-2021 Edge/Nautilus/Ranger, 2020-2021 Escape/Corsair/Explorer, and 2021 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 2.0L/2.3L EcoBoost may exhibit a lack of power with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P02AB, P0243, P0299, P1464, P25B3, P25B4, P2AB7, P2AB8 and/or P2AB9. This may be due to an inoperative wastegate actuator, missing wastegate actu
- SSM 50485 Service bulletin2022-02-11 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2019-2022 Edge/Nautilus, 2020-2022 Escape/Corsair, and 2021-2022 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost or 2.3L EcoBoost may exhibit a lack of power with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P02AB, P0243, P0299, P25B3, P25B4, P2AB7, P2AB8 and/or P2AB9. This may be due to an inoperative wastegate actuator, missing wastegate actuator e
What P0243 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0243 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. The record above is what Ford and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0243 a known problem on Ford vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 18 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0243 on 9 Ford model years (2019–2022). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Ford models does P0243 appear on most?
2020 Edge (3 documents), 2019 Edge (3 documents), 2020 Escape (3 documents).
Does P0243 on a Ford mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.