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P20EE on Ford vehicles The selective catalytic reduction catalyst is not reducing NOx to standard

P20EE is named on 19 Ford model years (2016–2020): 86 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, Transit.

Powertrain 19 model years 86 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which Ford model years name P20EE

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 Ford F-250 Super DutyEngine9—
2017 Ford F-350 Super DutyEngine9—
2017 Ford F-450 Super DutyEngine9—
2020 Ford F-350 Super DutyPower Train51
2020 Ford F-250 Super DutyPower Train5—
2020 Ford F-450 Super DutyElectrical System5—
2017 Ford TransitEngine5—
2016 Ford TransitEngine5—
2018 Ford F-250 Super DutyEngine4—
2018 Ford F-350 Super DutyEngine4—
2018 Ford F-450 Super DutyElectrical System4—
2018 Ford TransitEngine4—
2019 Ford F-250 Super DutyElectrical System3—
2019 Ford F-350 Super DutyElectrical System3—
2019 Ford F-450 Super DutyElectrical System3—
2019 Ford TransitEngine3—
2016 Ford F-250 Super DutyEngine2—
2016 Ford F-350 Super DutyEngine2—
2016 Ford F-450 Super DutyElectrical System2—

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.

Engine 36 Electrical System 23 Power Train 22 Fuel/Propulsion System 4
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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.

The component/system that failed or malfunctioned is the SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) NOx Catalyst Efficiency system, triggering DTC P20EE – SCR NOx Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)
2020 Ford F-350 Super Duty May 8, 2026 NHTSA owner report

Ford filings that name P20EE

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P20EE. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P20EE means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The selective catalytic reduction catalyst is not reducing NOx to standard.

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 P20EE a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 86 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P20EE on 19 Ford model years (2016–2020). 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 P20EE appear on most?

2017 F-250 Super Duty (9 documents), 2017 F-350 Super Duty (9 documents), 2017 F-450 Super Duty (9 documents).

Does P20EE 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.