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Diagnostic trouble code

P1B77

0 owner reports and 40 manufacturer filings across 22 model years from Genesis, Hyundai, Kia.

PowertrainManufacturer-specific40 manufacturer filings

Where P1B77 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Kia OptimaElectrical System6
2018 Kia OptimaElectrical System6
2017 Kia OptimaElectrical System6
2017 Kia NiroElectrical System3
2019 Hyundai IoniqElectrical System2
2024 Genesis GV60Electrical System1
2023 Genesis GV60Electrical System1
2024 Genesis GV70Electrical System1
2023 Genesis GV70Electrical System1
2024 Genesis GV80Electrical System1
2023 Genesis GV80Electrical System1
2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5Electrical System1
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5Electrical System1
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5Electrical System1
2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6Electrical System1
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6Electrical System1
2017 Hyundai SonataElectrical System1
2016 Hyundai SonataElectrical System1
2019 Kia NiroElectrical System1
2018 Kia NiroElectrical System1
2016 Kia OptimaElectrical System1
2025 Kia SorentoFuel/Propulsion System1

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

Electrical System 38Equipment 1Fuel/Propulsion System 1
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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service 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.

What P1B77 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P1B77 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 standard

Why 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.