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Diagnostic trouble code

P083B

5 owner reports and 6 manufacturer filings across 6 model years from Chrysler, Dodge, Ram.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code6 manufacturer filings5 owner reports

Where P083B shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Dodge Grand CaravanPower Train—2
2016 Dodge Grand CaravanElectrical System—2
2020 Ram ProMasterEquipment2—
2019 Ram ProMasterService Brakes, Air2—
2018 Ram ProMasterService Brakes, Air2—
2016 Chrysler Town and CountryPower Train—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.

What it gets filed under

Power Train 3Service Brakes, Hydraulic 3Electrical System 2Service Brakes, Air 2Equipment 1
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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.

The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and codes P083B, P0868, P084B, and P0944 were retrieved
2016 Dodge Grand Caravanat 50,000 milesJan 18, 2023NHTSA owner report
The mechanic found engine code: P0944 regarding loss of hydraulic pump prime and code: P083B regarding lc pressure switch rationality
2016 Chrysler Town and Countryat 61,450 milesJan 31, 2019NHTSA owner report

Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P083B. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P083B means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P083B 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 P083B

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P083B 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.