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P1450 on Ford vehicles

P1450 is named on 13 Ford model years (2016–2018): 16 manufacturer filings and 79 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Focus, Fusion, Escape, Edge, C-MAX and 2 more.

Powertrain 13 model years 16 manufacturer filings 79 owner reports

Which Ford model years name P1450

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Ford FocusFuel/Propulsion System321
2018 Ford FocusFuel/Propulsion System—21
2017 Ford FocusFuel/Propulsion System116
2016 Ford FusionEngine35
2016 Ford EscapeFuel/Propulsion System—5
2018 Ford EscapeFuel/Propulsion System—4
2017 Ford FusionEngine4—
2018 Ford FusionElectrical System21
2017 Ford EdgeFuel/Propulsion System—3
2017 Ford C-MAXPower Train2—
2016 Ford FiestaFuel/Propulsion System—2
2017 Ford FiestaFuel/Propulsion System—1
2017 Ford MustangEngine1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Fuel/Propulsion System 51 Engine 24 Electrical System 6 Unspecified 4

When Ford owners report it

Reported at 56k

miles, typically

Half of the 25 Ford owner reports naming P1450 that carry an odometer reading fall between 45,000 and 75,000 miles.

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What Ford owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

There is already a recall on the Ford Fusion for this very same issue, they have identical engines, fuel systems etc, but code is P1450 and at times, randomly the sound of a struggling fuel pump happens, and the solution is to have the…
2016 Ford Escape Mar 5, 2026 NHTSA owner report
The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who retrieved DTC: P02, P0087, P0131, P0302, and P1450
2016 Ford Fusion Apr 7, 2025 NHTSA owner report
Code was P1450 unable to bleed up fuel tank vacuum repair canister purge valve/solenoid
2017 Ford Edge Apr 18, 2024 NHTSA owner report
The code P1450, unable to bleed up fuel tank vacuum / purge valve canister was diagnosed
2017 Ford Focus Nov 24, 2021 NHTSA owner report

Ford filings that name P1450

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P1450. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P1450 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P1450 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. The record above is what Ford and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P1450 a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 16 manufacturer filings and 79 owner reports naming P1450 on 13 Ford model years (2016–2018). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Ford models does P1450 appear on most?

2016 Focus (24 documents), 2018 Focus (21 documents), 2017 Focus (17 documents).

Does P1450 on a Ford mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.