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P061B on Ford vehicles

P061B is named on 6 Ford model years (2016–2024): 13 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Explorer, Transit, EcoSport.

Powertrain 6 model years 13 manufacturer filings

Which Ford model years name P061B

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2022 Ford ExplorerElectrical System4—
2024 Ford ExplorerExterior Lighting2—
2018 Ford TransitPower Train2—
2017 Ford TransitPower Train2—
2016 Ford TransitElectrical System2—
2018 Ford EcoSportPower Train1—

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.

Power Train 5 Electrical System 3 Exterior Lighting 2 Engine 2
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Ford filings that name P061B

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P061B. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P061B means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P061B 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. The record above is what Ford and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P061B a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 13 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P061B on 6 Ford model years (2016–2024). 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 Ford models does P061B appear on most?

2022 Explorer (4 documents), 2024 Explorer (2 documents), 2018 Transit (2 documents).

Does P061B on a Ford 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.