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P04F0

3 owner reports and 560 manufacturer filings across 67 model years from Ford, Lincoln, Volkswagen.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code560 manufacturer filings3 owner reports

Where P04F0 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine And Engine Cooling36
2023 Volkswagen AtlasElectrical System30
2022 Volkswagen AtlasElectrical System30
2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine And Engine Cooling24
2022 Volkswagen TiguanUnknown Or Other231
2023 Volkswagen TiguanUnknown Or Other23
2025 Volkswagen AtlasUnknown Or Other22
2024 Volkswagen AtlasUnknown Or Other22
2025 Volkswagen Golf / GTIUnknown Or Other22
2024 Volkswagen Golf / GTIUnknown Or Other22
2023 Volkswagen ID.4Unknown Or Other20
2026 Volkswagen AtlasUnknown Or Other18
2023 Volkswagen JettaElectrical System15
2022 Volkswagen JettaSeats15
2019 Volkswagen JettaEngine And Engine Cooling14
2023 Volkswagen TaosEngine And Engine Cooling14
2022 Volkswagen TaosSeat Belts14
2020 Volkswagen JettaEngine And Engine Cooling13
2020 Volkswagen PassatEngine And Engine Cooling12
2019 Volkswagen PassatEngine And Engine Cooling12
2019 Volkswagen TiguanEngine And Engine Cooling12
2024 Volkswagen TiguanUnknown Or Other11
2020 Volkswagen TiguanEngine And Engine Cooling11
2025 Volkswagen ID.4Unknown Or Other9
2025 Volkswagen JettaUnknown Or Other8
2026 Volkswagen JettaUnknown Or Other7
2025 Volkswagen TaosUnknown Or Other7
2022 Ford ExplorerElectrical System51
2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment6
2026 Volkswagen TaosUnknown Or Other6
2021 Ford ExplorerElectrical System5
2020 Ford ExplorerElectrical System5
2024 Volkswagen ID.4Unknown Or Other5
2016 Volkswagen JettaUnknown Or Other5
2021 Volkswagen TiguanSeat Belts5
2022 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEngine And Engine Cooling4
2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment4
2018 Volkswagen JettaUnknown Or Other4
2017 Volkswagen JettaUnknown Or Other4
2021 Volkswagen JettaEngine And Engine Cooling3
2022 Ford Bronco SportEngine And Engine Cooling11
2024 Ford EdgeFuel/Propulsion System2
2022 Volkswagen ArteonEngine And Engine Cooling2
2016 Volkswagen BeetleEquipment2
2024 Volkswagen JettaUnknown Or Other2
2022 Volkswagen PassatSeats2
2024 Volkswagen TaosUnknown Or Other2
2021 Ford Bronco SportEngine And Engine Cooling1
2021 Ford EcoSportEngine And Engine Cooling1
2020 Ford EcoSportEngine And Engine Cooling1
2019 Ford EcoSportEngine And Engine Cooling1
2018 Ford EcoSportEngine And Engine Cooling1
2022 Ford EdgeEngine And Engine Cooling1
2021 Ford EdgeEngine And Engine Cooling1
2019 Ford EscapeEngine And Engine Cooling1
2022 Ford Transit ConnectEngine And Engine Cooling1
2021 Ford Transit ConnectEngine And Engine Cooling1
2020 Ford Transit ConnectEngine And Engine Cooling1
2019 Ford Transit ConnectEngine And Engine Cooling1
2019 Lincoln MKCEngine And Engine Cooling1

Showing the 60 model years where P04F0 appears most; it is on file for 67 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.

What it gets filed under

Unknown Or Other 226Engine And Engine Cooling 99Electrical System 49Equipment 38Seat Belts 28Seats 24
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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P04F0. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P04F0 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P04F0 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 P04F0

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P04F0 stored?

Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. 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.