P0430 on Dodge vehicles The catalytic converter on bank 2 is not cleaning up the exhaust as well as it should
P0430 is named on 6 Dodge model years (2016–2019): 7 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Challenger, Durango, Charger, Journey.
Which Dodge model years name P0430
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Dodge Challenger | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2019 Dodge Durango | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2019 Dodge Charger | Equipment | 1 | — |
| 2019 Dodge Journey | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2018 Dodge Durango | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2016 Dodge Charger | Electrical System | — | 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.
Dodge filings that name P0430
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Dodge filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0430. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- 18-106-20 Service bulletin2020-12-10 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs):P0420 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1 P0430 - Catalyst System Ef
- 18-090-24 Service bulletin2024-12-19 · Power Train
- "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P0420 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1. ● P0430 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 2.** ● P0456 - EVAP System Small Leak. NOTE: If DTC P0456 is p
- 18-039-25 Service bulletin2025-06-25 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates *Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0420 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1. ● P0430 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 2.** Customers may experience the following: ● Actual fuel econo
- 18-040-25 Service bulletin2025-06-25 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates **Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ** ● **P0420 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1. ● P0430 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 2.** ● P0441 - EVAP Purge System Performance (for North Am
- 18-107-20 Service bulletin2020-12-10 · Equipment
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find one or more of the following (DTCs):P0420 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1 P0430 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold
- 1808323 Service bulletin2023-08-03 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: ? P0420 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1. ? P0430 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 2. ? P0606 - Internal Control Pr
- 18-063-26 Service bulletin2026-06-25 · Engine
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0420 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1. ● P0430 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 2. Customers may also comment on the following: ● Vehicle fails e
What P0430 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe catalytic converter on bank 2 is not cleaning up the exhaust as well as it should.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Dodge 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 P0430 a known problem on Dodge vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 7 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0430 on 6 Dodge model years (2016–2019). 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 Dodge models does P0430 appear on most?
2019 Challenger (2 documents), 2019 Durango (2 documents), 2019 Charger (1 document).
Does P0430 on a Dodge 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.