P0462
1 owner report and 281 manufacturer filings across 29 model years from Chevrolet, Infiniti, Mazda, Volkswagen.
Where P0462 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsShowing the 25 model years where P0462 appears most; it is on file for 29 in total.
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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P0462 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P0462 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.
The error code came up: P0462, which stands for “Fuel Level Sensor ‘A’ Circuit Low,” and indicates a problem with the fuel level sensor circuit
281 manufacturer filings name P0462. 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 P0462.
- SA-013-25 Service bulletin2025-02-28 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- Some customers may experience an inacurrate fuel gauge: Rapid fuel level drop when fuel guage is below 1/4. • Distance to empty reading (DTE) is incorrect. • DTC P0462:00 (Fuel gauge sender unit system: Low input) may be stored. • Engine no start and fuel guage shows vehicle has fuel, but engine starts after adding fuel. • This may be caused by a faulty Fuel Gauge Sender Unit (Sub).
- VIN4APIN20240410 Service bulletin2024-04-10 · Unknown Or Other
- Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states Mill-on, P0462 and/or P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states engine oil leak Customer states fuel gauge does not read full after filling the fuel tank Customer states key FOB lock/unlock functions do not work via button press (not KESSY) Customer states driver and/or passenger
- VIN4APIN20240408 Service bulletin2024-04-08 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states Mill-on, P0462 and/or P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle noise from below the vehicle Customer states key FOB lock/unlock functions do not work via button press (not KESSY) Customer states driver and/or passenger front seat cover discolored Customer states seat belt
- VIN4APIN20240318 Service bulletin2024-03-18 · Structure
- Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states Mill-on, P0462 and/or P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle noise from below the vehicle Customer states key FOB lock/unlock functions do not work via button press (not KESSY) Customer states sunroof cracked Customer states rear spoiler is loose Customer states driver
- VIN4APIN20240207 Service bulletin2024-02-07 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
- Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states Mill-on, P0462 and/or P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states seat memory is inoperative Customer states key FOB lock/unlock functions do not work via button press (not KESSY) Customer states seat memory is inoperative Custome
- VIN4APIN20240205 Service bulletin2024-02-05 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
- Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states Mill-on, P0462 and/or P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states seat memory is inoperative Customer states driver's seat creaking or squeaking while driving or when getting in and out of vehicle Customer states key FOB lock/unloc
What P0462 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0462 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 P0462
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0462 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.