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Diagnostic trouble code

P2173

3 owner reports and 19 manufacturer filings across 8 model years from Fiat, Jeep.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code19 manufacturer filings3 owner reports

Where P2173 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2021 Jeep RenegadePower Train5—
2020 Jeep RenegadePower Train4—
2019 Jeep RenegadeElectrical System4—
2021 Fiat 500Power Train2—
2020 Fiat 500Power Train2—
2019 Fiat 500Exterior Lighting2—
2016 Jeep PatriotEngine—2
2016 Jeep CompassEngine—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

Power Train 10Exterior Lighting 5Electrical System 4Engine 2Fuel/Propulsion System 1
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What owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, one per nameplate, scrubbed of anything identifying. These are unverified reports filed with NHTSA — they are what was said, not a finding that it was true.

The car was hooked up to the code reader and it says throttle body injector P2173
2016 Jeep PatriotDec 19, 2022NHTSA owner report

Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P2173. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P2173 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P2173 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. 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 P2173

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P2173 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.