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P202E on Ram vehicles

P202E is named on 11 Ram model years (2016–2026): 23 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across 3500, 2500, 1500.

Powertrain 11 model years 23 manufacturer filings

Which Ram model years name P202E

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Ram 3500Power Train5—
2017 Ram 3500Exterior Lighting3—
2026 Ram 2500Electrical System2—
2026 Ram 3500Electrical System2—
2025 Ram 2500Electrical System2—
2025 Ram 3500Electrical System2—
2017 Ram 2500Fuel/Propulsion System2—
2016 Ram 2500Electrical System2—
2026 Ram 1500Electrical System1—
2018 Ram 2500Exterior Lighting1—
2018 Ram 3500Fuel/Propulsion System1—

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.

Electrical System 10 Exterior Lighting 5 Fuel/Propulsion System 4 Power Train 2
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Ram filings that name P202E

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ram filed with NHTSA whose summary names P202E. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P202E means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P202E sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Ram 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 P202E a known problem on Ram vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 23 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P202E on 11 Ram model years (2016–2026). 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 Ram models does P202E appear on most?

2016 3500 (5 documents), 2017 3500 (3 documents), 2026 2500 (2 documents).

Does P202E on a Ram 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.