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P0761 on Ford vehicles

P0761 is named on 41 Ford model years (2017–2026): 362 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Explorer, Mustang, F-150, Expedition, Transit and 6 more.

Powertrain 41 model years 362 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which Ford model years name P0761

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2021 Ford MustangPower Train16—
2020 Ford ExplorerPower Train16—
2022 Ford ExplorerPower Train15—
2022 Ford F-150Power Train15—
2021 Ford ExplorerPower Train15—
2021 Ford F-150Power Train15—
2020 Ford F-150Power Train121
2022 Ford ExpeditionPower Train12—
2022 Ford MustangPower Train12—
2020 Ford MustangPower Train12—
2019 Ford MustangPower Train12—
2018 Ford MustangPower Train12—
2023 Ford TransitPower Train11—
2022 Ford TransitPower Train11—
2021 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2021 Ford TransitPower Train11—
2020 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2020 Ford TransitPower Train11—
2019 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2019 Ford F-150Power Train11—
2018 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2018 Ford F-150Power Train11—
2017 Ford F-150Power Train11—
2021 Ford RangerPower Train10—
2020 Ford RangerPower Train10—
2019 Ford RangerPower Train10—
2023 Ford F-150Power Train8—
2022 Ford RangerPower Train8—
2023 Ford ExplorerPower Train7—
2023 Ford RangerPower Train7—
2023 Ford ExpeditionPower Train3—
2023 Ford MustangPower Train3—
2023 Ford BroncoPower Train2—
2022 Ford BroncoPower Train2—
2026 Ford Bronco SportPower Train1—
2026 Ford EscapePower Train1—
2025 Ford Bronco SportPower Train1—
2025 Ford EscapePower Train1—
2025 Ford MaverickPower Train1—
2022 Ford EdgePower 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.

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Ford filings that name P0761

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0761. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0761 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P0761 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 P0761 a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 362 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0761 on 41 Ford model years (2017–2026). 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 P0761 appear on most?

2020 Explorer (16 documents), 2021 Mustang (16 documents), 2022 Explorer (15 documents).

Does P0761 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.