P059F
5 owner reports and 53 manufacturer filings across 19 model years from BMW, Buick, Chevrolet, Ford and others.
Where P059F shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Kia Niro | Engine | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 Buick Enclave | Not specified | 6 | — | |
| 2024 Chevrolet Traverse | Not specified | 6 | — | |
| 2024 GMC Acadia | Not specified | 6 | — | |
| 2025 Chevrolet Traverse | Not specified | 5 | — | |
| 2025 GMC Acadia | Not specified | 5 | — | |
| 2018 Chevrolet Equinox | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2018 GMC Terrain | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2019 Nissan Altima | Structure | 1 | 2 | |
| 2026 Buick Enclave | Not specified | 2 | — | |
| 2026 Chevrolet Traverse | Not specified | 2 | — | |
| 2026 GMC Acadia | Not specified | 2 | — | |
| 2016 BMW 7 Series | Engine | — | 1 | |
| 2027 Chevrolet Bolt | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2017 Ford C-MAX | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
| 2024 Ford Mustang | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2020 Nissan Altima | Structure | 1 | — | |
| 2016 Nissan Altima | Electronic Stability Control | — | 1 | |
| 2020 Nissan Titan | Structure | 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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P059F by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P059F 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.
Active grille shutter failed with DTC P059F, covered under Nissan warranty extension PC989 (15 years/150,000 miles)
53 manufacturer filings name P059F. 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 P059F.
- PIT6218D Service bulletin2026-07-24 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.
- PIC6649 Service bulletin2026-03-10 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary Information provides a repair direction to a technician, for a service high voltage system message with DTC P059F.
- PIT6218C Service bulletin2025-11-07 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.
- PIT6218B Service bulletin2025-04-01 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.
- PIT6218A Service bulletin2025-01-14 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.
- PIT6218 Service bulletin2024-09-11 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that a vehicle may be encountered with an SES light on and code P059F set. The technician is instructed to inspect the bracket in front of the grill shutter for being bent before replacing the shutter.
What P059F means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP059F 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 P059F
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P059F 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.