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P2196 on Ford vehicles The upstream bank 1 oxygen sensor signal is stuck at rich

P2196 is named on 5 Ford model years (2016–2020): 8 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Edge, Escape, Focus, Transit, Fiesta.

Powertrain 5 model years 8 manufacturer filings 3 owner reports

Which Ford model years name P2196

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2020 Ford EscapeElectrical System3—
2019 Ford EdgePower Train3—
2017 Ford FocusFuel/Propulsion System—2
2017 Ford TransitPower Train2—
2016 Ford FiestaFuel/Propulsion System—1

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.

Power Train 4 Engine 3 Electrical System 2 Fuel/Propulsion System 2
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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 vehicle was taken for diagnostic with an Auto Zone and a mechanic and the codes pulled (more than once) was...P1450 and P2196
2017 Ford Focus Apr 7, 2023 NHTSA owner report

Ford filings that name P2196

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names P2196. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P2196 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The upstream bank 1 oxygen sensor signal is stuck at rich.

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 P2196 a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 8 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports naming P2196 on 5 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 P2196 appear on most?

2019 Edge (3 documents), 2020 Escape (3 documents), 2017 Focus (2 documents).

Does P2196 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.