P1217
3 owner reports and 30 manufacturer filings across 32 model years from Maserati, Nissan.
Where P1217 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Maserati Levante | Not specified | 2 | — | |
| 2024 Maserati Ghibli | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Maserati Ghibli | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Maserati Ghibli | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2021 Maserati Ghibli | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2020 Maserati Ghibli | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2019 Maserati Ghibli | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2018 Maserati Ghibli | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2017 Maserati Ghibli | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2016 Maserati Ghibli | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Maserati Grecale | Electrical System | 1 | — | Battery → |
| 2023 Maserati Grecale | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Maserati Levante | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Maserati Levante | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Maserati Levante | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2021 Maserati Levante | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2020 Maserati Levante | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2019 Maserati Levante | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2018 Maserati Levante | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Maserati MC20 | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Maserati Quattroporte | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Maserati Quattroporte | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Maserati Quattroporte | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2021 Maserati Quattroporte | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2020 Maserati Quattroporte | Not specified | 1 | — |
Showing the 25 model years where P1217 appears most; it is on file for 32 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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P1217 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P1217 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ 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 dealership retrieved diagnostic trouble codes P1217 (engine overheat) and P0300 (random/multiple cylinder misfire)
30 manufacturer filings name P1217. 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 P1217.
- MAS005101 DS 26-06 Other2026-04-09 · Unknown Or Other
- This bulletin provides instructions for diagnosing and correcting issues with the rear exhaust silencer. These issues may include exhaust noise or bypass valve problems (including DTC P1217 and P2D1100).
- MAS004115 MTB 24-22 Other2024-05-01 · Electrical System
- This Technical bulletin serves as a guide and provides additional diagnostic info for possible DTCs P1217 and P2D1100 stored in the ECM for abnormal exhaust noise.
- MAS003634 Service bulletin2023-06-13 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
- Rapid Update 639 - for the Engine Control Module software to enhace the detection strategy of the exhaust valve's angular position and prevents the improper triggering of DTCs P1217/P121B.
What P1217 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP1217 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.
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 P1217
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardWhy does this page not define P1217?
Because it cannot be defined honestly. The second character of a trouble code says who owns its meaning, and a 1 or a 3 hands that to the manufacturer. Sites that print one definition for a manufacturer-specific code are showing you one automaker's meaning and hoping it is yours.
Can I keep driving with P1217 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.