P1B77
0 owner reports and 40 manufacturer filings across 22 model years from Genesis, Hyundai, Kia.
Where P1B77 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Kia Optima | Electrical System | 6 | — |
| 2018 Kia Optima | Electrical System | 6 | — |
| 2017 Kia Optima | Electrical System | 6 | — |
| 2017 Kia Niro | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2019 Hyundai Ioniq | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2024 Genesis GV60 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2023 Genesis GV60 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Genesis GV70 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2023 Genesis GV70 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Genesis GV80 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2023 Genesis GV80 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2017 Hyundai Sonata | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2016 Hyundai Sonata | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2019 Kia Niro | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2018 Kia Niro | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2016 Kia Optima | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2025 Kia Sorento | Fuel/Propulsion System | 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
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P1B77. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- TSB_ELE3642024-12-23 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: MOTOR CONTROL UNIT (MCU) LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA596) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the Motor Control Unit (MCU) software on certain 2025MY Sorento HEV (MQ4 HEV) vehicles equipped with 19� wheels and produced from March 4, 2024 through November 9, 2024. The affected vehicles may exhibit traction motor noise, an inoperable A/C, and illum
- 24-EV-004G2024-07-12 · Electrical System
- This bulletin provides important special service instructions to properly repair a vehicle that has been diagnosed to require an Integrated Charge Control Unit (ICCU) replacement, such as required for DTC P1A9096 DC to DC related charging concern or for inoperative AC charging. • The ICCU fuse accessible from a rear side panel of the EV Battery, should NEVER be replaced by itself prior to receivin
- 24-EV-004H2024-07-12 · Electrical System
- This bulletin provides important special service instructions to properly repair a vehicle that has been diagnosed to require an Integrated Charge Control Unit (ICCU) replacement, such as required for DTC P1A9096 DC to DC related charging concern or for inoperative AC charging. • The ICCU fuse accessible from a rear side panel of the EV Battery, should NEVER be replaced by itself prior to receivin
- TSB_ELE192_R12023-01-18 · Electrical System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: BMS/OPU/MCU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA411) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Battery Management System (BMS), Oil Pump Control Unit (OPU) and Motor Control Unit (MCU) on some
- TSB_ELE1922020-04-02 · Electrical System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: BMS/OPU/MCU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA411) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Battery Management System (BMS), Oil Pump Control Unit (OPU) and Motor Control Unit (MCU) on some 2017-2019MY Optima (JF P/HEV) vehicles, produced from August 25, 2016 through September 13, 2018 (refer to page 8) in order to improve the BMS diagnosis
- 20-01-003H2020-01-16 · Electrical System
- 2016 - 2017 model year Sonata LF HEV vehicles contain a Power Relay Assembly. The PRA is equipped with a main relay and High Voltage Cable, which in some instances may have a loose connection. If the vehicle continues to operate in this condition, a loose connection could cause a no start condition or a Check Engine and Hybrid Warning Light On with either or both of these DTCs stored: DTC P1B77 H
What P1B77 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP1B77 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 P1B77
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardWhy does this page not define P1B77?
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 P1B77 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.