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Diagnostic trouble code · Ram

P218F on Ram vehicles

P218F is named on 17 Ram model years (2016–2026): 49 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across 3500, 2500, 1500.

Powertrain 17 model years 49 manufacturer filings

Which Ram model years name P218F

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Ram 3500Power Train10—
2019 Ram 3500Power Train7—
2020 Ram 2500Exterior Lighting3—
2020 Ram 3500Exterior Lighting3—
2019 Ram 2500Exterior Lighting3—
2017 Ram 3500Exterior Lighting3—
2016 Ram 2500Power Train3—
2026 Ram 2500Electrical System2—
2026 Ram 3500Electrical System2—
2025 Ram 2500Electrical System2—
2025 Ram 3500Electrical System2—
2021 Ram 2500Exterior Lighting2—
2021 Ram 3500Exterior Lighting2—
2017 Ram 2500Fuel/Propulsion 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.

Exterior Lighting 17 Electrical System 15 Power Train 8 Fuel/Propulsion System 4
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Ram filings that name P218F

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ram filed with NHTSA whose summary names P218F. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P218F means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P218F 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 P218F a known problem on Ram vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 49 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P218F on 17 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 P218F appear on most?

2016 3500 (10 documents), 2019 3500 (7 documents), 2020 2500 (3 documents).

Does P218F 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.

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Filed alongside P207F Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P218F.Filed alongside P202E Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P218F.Vehicle 2016 Ram 3500 The model year P218F is filed against most often.The data Trouble codes by API GET /v1/dtc joins every code to bulletins and owner reports — free tier, no card.