P1404
1 owner report and 18 manufacturer filings across 9 model years from Dodge, Jeep, Ram.
Where P1404 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Ram 3500 | Power Train | 4 | — | |
| 2024 Ram 2500 | Not specified | 3 | — | |
| 2024 Ram 3500 | Engine | 3 | — | |
| 2020 Jeep Gladiator Pickup | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2017 Ram 2500 | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2017 Ram 3500 | Power Train | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Dodge Durango | Engine | — | 1 | |
| 2019 Ram 2500 | Power Train | 1 | — | |
| 2019 Ram 3500 | Power 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.
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P1404 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P1404 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
18 manufacturer filings name P1404. 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 P1404.
- 18-004-26 Service bulletin2026-01-27 · Engine
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P1404 - EGR Close Position Performance. Customers may also comment on one or more of the following: ● Engine tugging. ● Unstable idle. This bulletin involves inspecting and possibly
- 09-007-25 Service bulletin2025-04-03 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- "Heavy Duty Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Value Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): ● P1404 - EGR Position Sensor Rationality Closed This bulletin involves replacing the EGR valve."
- 09-017-24 Service bulletin2024-07-24 · Unknown Or Other
- "Heavy Duty Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P1404 - EGR Position Sensor Rationality Closed This bulletin involves replacing the EGR valve."
- 1807123 Service bulletin2023-06-03 · Power Train
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: ? P1404 - EGR Close Position Performance. ? P0456 - EVAP System Small Leak. NOTE: If DTC P0456 is present use the wiTECH Small Leak Verification t
- 1808922 Service bulletin2022-04-28 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the correct software. This vehiclemay have been programmed with incorrect software. The customer may experience Active Noise Control (ANC) system not working. Upon further investigation the technician may find the followingDTCs have been set: P1404 - EGR Position Sensor Rationality Closed. B154F-64
- 1809022 Service bulletin2022-04-28 · Power Train
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. The customer may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following DiagnosticTrouble Code (DTC) has been set: P1404 - EGR Position Sensor Rationality Closed. In addition, customers may experience
What P1404 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP1404 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 P1404
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardWhy does this page not define P1404?
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 P1404 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.