P0315
2 owner reports and 47 manufacturer filings across 21 model years from Chevrolet, Ford, Infiniti, Kia and others.
Where P0315 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ram 2500 | Power Train | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2020 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2021 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2020 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2021 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2020 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2025 Ram 3500 | Power Train | 3 | — | |
| 2023 Chevrolet Corvette | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2022 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2022 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2022 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2019 Infiniti Q70 | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
| 2016 Kia Cadenza | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2016 Kia Sedona | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2016 Kia Sorento | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | Engine | — | 1 | |
| 2020 Nissan 370Z | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
| 2019 Nissan 370Z | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
| 2018 Nissan Altima | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2018 Nissan Sentra | 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.
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P0315 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P0315 on that maker’s vehicles.
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.
Stored fault codes included P0301 and P0302 (cylinder 1 and cylinder 2 misfire detected) and P0315
47 manufacturer filings name P0315. 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 P0315.
- 18-021-25 REV. A Service bulletin2025-05-15 · Power Train
- "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) or check engine light illuminated. ● Cruise control drops out/cancels on its own. ● Engine stumble, runs rough, or a slight lack of power. The following software enhancements are also available: ● Reduce the occurrence of false faults Diagnostic Trouble Codes (D
- 18-020-25 REV. A Service bulletin2025-05-15 · Power Train
- "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) or check engine light illuminated. ● Cruise control drops out/cancels on its own. ● Engine stumble, runs rough, or a slight lack of power. The following software enhancements are also available: ● Reduce the occurrence of false faults Diagnostic Trouble Codes (D
- 18-021-25 Service bulletin2025-04-17 · Electrical System
- "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) or check engine light illuminated. ● Cruise control drops out/cancels on its own. ● Engine stumble, runs rough, or a slight lack of power. The following software enhancements are also available: ● Reduce the occurrence of false faults DTCs P0300 and P0315. ● DTC
- 18-020-25 Service bulletin2025-04-17 · Power Train
- "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may comment on one or more of the following: ● Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) or check engine light illuminated. ● Cruise control drops out/cancels on its own. ● Engine stumble, runs rough, or a slight lack of power. The following software enhancements are also available: ● Reduce the occurrence of false faults DTCs P0300 and P0315. ● DTC
- S2518000001 Service bulletin2025-03-27 · Power Train
- "Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illumination. Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P0315 – No Crank Sensor Learned."
- 24-NA-023 Service bulletin2024-01-30 · Electrical System
- This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Service Engine Soon Lamp Illuminated with DTC P0315.
What P0315 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0315 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 P0315
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0315 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.