P0A7F
0 owner reports and 92 manufacturer filings across 42 model years from Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota.
Where P0A7F shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Chevrolet Volt | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2020 Toyota Prius | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2018 Toyota Prius | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2016 Chevrolet Volt | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2016 Toyota Camry | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2018 Toyota RAV4 | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2020 Toyota Avalon | Equipment | 2 | — | |
| 2019 Toyota Avalon | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Toyota Avalon | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2017 Toyota Avalon | Equipment | 2 | — | |
| 2016 Toyota Avalon | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2020 Toyota Camry | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2019 Toyota Camry | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Toyota Camry | Equipment | 2 | — | |
| 2017 Toyota Camry | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2020 Toyota Corolla | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2019 Toyota Highlander | Equipment | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Toyota Highlander | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2017 Toyota Highlander | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2016 Toyota Highlander | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2020 Toyota Mirai | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2019 Toyota Mirai | Engine | 2 | — |
Showing the 25 model years where P0A7F appears most; it is on file for 42 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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P0A7F by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P0A7F on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
92 manufacturer filings name P0A7F. 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 P0A7F.
- TSB 25-2343 Service bulletin2025-07-25 · Electrical System
- This article supersedes TSB 22-2491 to update labor times from M-time to AP-time and add a cap. Some of the vehicle listed in the model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: - Illuminated red triangle with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P27B4 stored in the secondary on-board diagnostic module C (SOBDMC) - Charge Status Indicator (CSI) is blinking red with DTC P0A7F s
- SSM 51545 Service bulletin2023-04-07 · Electrical System
- Some 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) U3012, P062F, and/or P0A7F in the battery energy control module (BECM) and/or P0887 in the secondary on-board diagnostic control module-B (SOBDMB) or secondary on-board control module-C (SOBDMC). This may be due to a loose 12 volt positive or negative battery cab
- TSB 22-2491 Service bulletin2022-12-16 · Electrical System
- Some 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E built on or before 17-Sep-2022, 2022 e-Transit vehicles may exhibit an illuminated red triangle indicator lamp with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P27B4 stored in the secondary on-board diagnostic control module C (SOBDMC) or the charge status indicator (CSI) is blinking red with DTC P0A7F stored in the battery energy control module (BECM) and/or P0CF7 stored in the se
- SSM 51094 Service bulletin2022-09-22 · Electrical System
- Some 2022 F-150 Lightning vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator (wrench) lamp and/or malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code(s) (DTCs) U3012, P062F, and/or P0A7F in the battery energy control module (BECM) and/or P0887 in the secondary on-board diagnostic control module-B (SOBDMB), secondary on-board control module-C (SOBDMC). This may be due to a loose 12
- TSB 22-2056 Service bulletin2022-02-24 · Electrical System
- Some 2021 Mustang Mach-E vehicles may exhibit an illuminated powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator and/or a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0A7F and/or P062F in the battery energy control module (BECM). This may be due to the BECM software. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to reprogram various modules starting with the powertrain cont
- T-SB-0074-20 Service bulletin2020-08-05 · Equipment
- TSB: Some 2003 ? 2020 model year Prius, Prius C, Prius V; 2006 ? 2019 model year Highlander Hybrid Vehicle; 2007 ? 2020 Camry Hybrid Vehicle; 2013 ? 2020 model year Avalon Hybrid Vehicle; 2016 ? 2020 model year Mirai and RAV4 Hybrid Vehicle; and 2020 model year Corolla Hybrid Vehicles may exhibit a MIL ON condition with Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0A80/P1AC000 and/or P0A7F/P1A8000 stored
What P0A7F means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0A7F 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 P0A7F
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0A7F 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.