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Federal filingsHome›Trouble codes› P207F
Diagnostic trouble code

P207F The quality of the reductant (diesel exhaust fluid) in the tank is out of specification

1 owner report and 78 manufacturer filings across 21 model years from Ford, Nissan, Ram.

Powertrain Generic OBD-II code 78 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Where P207F shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reportsParts
2016 Ram 3500Exterior Lighting9—Headlight assembly →
2016 Ram 2500Fuel/Propulsion System7—Fuel pump →
2020 Ram 2500Exterior Lighting5—Headlight assembly →
2018 Ram 2500Exterior Lighting5—Headlight assembly →
2017 Ram 2500Exterior Lighting5—Headlight assembly →
2020 Ram 3500Fuel/Propulsion System5—Fuel pump →
2018 Ram 3500Power Train5—
2017 Ram 3500Exterior Lighting5—Headlight assembly →
2017 Ford TransitEngine4—
2016 Ford TransitEngine4—
2016 Ford F-350 Super DutyElectrical System21Battery →
2016 Nissan Titan XDElectrical System3—Battery →
2019 Ram 2500Exterior Lighting3—Headlight assembly →
2019 Ram 3500Exterior Lighting3—Headlight assembly →
2016 Ford F-250 Super DutyElectrical System2—Battery →
2016 Ford F-450 Super DutyElectrical System2—Battery →
2019 Ford TransitEngine2—
2017 Nissan TitanElectrical System2—Battery →
2021 Ram 2500Fuel/Propulsion System2—Fuel pump →
2021 Ram 3500Fuel/Propulsion System2—Fuel pump →
2018 Nissan TitanEquipment1—

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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P207F by make

The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P207F on that maker’s vehicles.

Ram 12Ford 6

What it gets filed under

Exterior Lighting 21 Engine 19 Electrical System 12 Fuel/Propulsion System 12 Equipment 4 Power Train 4

78 manufacturer filings name P207F. 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.

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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P207F.

What P207F means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The quality of the reductant (diesel exhaust fluid) in the tank is out of specification.

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.

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Common questions about P207F

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P207F 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.

Where to go next

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