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Federal filingsHome›Trouble codes› P0772
Diagnostic trouble code

P0772

3 owner reports and 455 manufacturer filings across 44 model years from Ford, Lincoln.

Powertrain Generic OBD-II code 455 manufacturer filings 3 owner reports

Where P0772 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reportsParts
2021 Ford MustangPower Train17—
2022 Ford ExplorerPower Train16—
2021 Ford ExplorerPower Train16—
2020 Ford ExplorerPower Train16—
2022 Ford F-150Power Train16—
2021 Ford F-150Power Train16—
2020 Ford TransitPower Train16—
2021 Ford TransitPower Train14—
2022 Ford ExpeditionPower Train13—
2022 Ford MustangPower Train13—
2022 Lincoln NavigatorPower Train13—
2020 Ford F-150Power Train12—
2020 Ford MustangPower Train12—
2019 Ford MustangPower Train12—
2018 Ford MustangPower Train12—
2022 Ford TransitPower Train12—
2021 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2020 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2019 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2018 Ford ExpeditionPower Train11—
2019 Ford F-150Power Train11—
2018 Ford F-150Power Train11—
2017 Ford F-150Power Train11—
2021 Ford RangerPower Train101
2023 Ford TransitPower Train11—

Showing the 25 model years where P0772 appears most; it is on file for 44 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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P0772 by make

The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P0772 on that maker’s vehicles.

Ford 34Lincoln 10

What it gets filed under

Power Train 328 Not specified 77 Electrical System 34 Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 5 Equipment 5 Engine 1

What owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ 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.

Upon returning home, I utilized the code reader provided by my mother last Christmas, which displayed the code "P0772." This confirmed my prior research regarding potential issues with the EcoBoost engine
2020 Ford Fusion Feb 4, 2026 NHTSA owner report

455 manufacturer filings name P0772. 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.

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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0772.

What P0772 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P0772 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.

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Common questions about P0772

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P0772 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.

Where to go next

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