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Diagnostic trouble code

P2450

2 owner reports and 59 manufacturer filings across 32 model years from Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford and others.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code59 manufacturer filings2 owner reports

Where P2450 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2025 Ford F-150Power Train4
2024 Ford F-150Power Train4
2017 Ford FusionPower Train21
2024 Ford MaverickFuel/Propulsion System3
2023 Ford MaverickFuel/Propulsion System3
2022 Ford MaverickFuel/Propulsion System3
2025 Ford EscapeUnknown Or Other2
2024 Ford EscapeUnknown Or Other2
2023 Ford EscapeUnknown Or Other2
2022 Ford EscapeUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford ExplorerUnknown Or Other2
2024 Ford ExplorerUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford MaverickUnknown Or Other2
2023 Jeep WranglerFuel/Propulsion System2
2025 Lincoln CorsairUnknown Or Other2
2024 Lincoln CorsairUnknown Or Other2
2023 Lincoln CorsairUnknown Or Other2
2022 Lincoln CorsairUnknown Or Other2
2021 Lincoln CorsairUnknown Or Other2
2025 Lincoln NautilusUnknown Or Other2
2024 Lincoln NautilusUnknown Or Other2
2025 Alfa Romeo TonaleElectrical System1
2024 Alfa Romeo TonaleElectrical System1
2024 Chrysler PacificaFuel/Propulsion System1
2023 Chrysler PacificaFuel/Propulsion System1
2025 Dodge HornetElectrical System1
2024 Dodge HornetElectrical System1
2026 Ford ExpeditionEngine1
2024 Ford ExpeditionFuel/Propulsion System1
2026 Lincoln NavigatorFuel/Propulsion System1
2024 Lincoln NavigatorFuel/Propulsion System1
2024 Toyota TundraVehicle Speed Control1

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

Fuel/Propulsion System 18Unknown Or Other 17Power Train 14Electrical System 10Engine 1Vehicle Speed Control 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.

DTCs: U1027 (ABS/ECM loss), P2450/P2451 (EVAP stuck open/closed), P0DD2/P0DD6/P0DDE (battery cell balancing circuits H/J/K/M stuck off)
2017 Ford FusionSep 6, 2025NHTSA owner report

Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P2450. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P2450 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P2450 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 P2450

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P2450 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.