P2450
2 owner reports and 59 manufacturer filings across 32 model years from Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford and others.
Where P2450 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ford F-150 | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2024 Ford F-150 | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2017 Ford Fusion | Power Train | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 Ford Maverick | Fuel/Propulsion System | 3 | — |
| 2023 Ford Maverick | Fuel/Propulsion System | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford Maverick | Fuel/Propulsion System | 3 | — |
| 2025 Ford Escape | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2024 Ford Escape | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2023 Ford Escape | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2022 Ford Escape | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2025 Ford Explorer | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2024 Ford Explorer | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2025 Ford Maverick | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2023 Jeep Wrangler | Fuel/Propulsion System | 2 | — |
| 2025 Lincoln Corsair | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2024 Lincoln Corsair | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2023 Lincoln Corsair | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2022 Lincoln Corsair | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2021 Lincoln Corsair | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2025 Lincoln Nautilus | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2024 Lincoln Nautilus | Unknown Or Other | 2 | — |
| 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Chrysler Pacifica | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2023 Chrysler Pacifica | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2025 Dodge Hornet | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Dodge Hornet | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2026 Ford Expedition | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2024 Ford Expedition | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2026 Lincoln Navigator | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Lincoln Navigator | Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Toyota Tundra | Vehicle Speed Control | — | 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
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ 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)
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService 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.
- TSB 26-20232026-04-01 · Engine
- Some vehicles listed in the Model section above may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P2418:72 and/or P2450 stored in the PCM. This may be due to improperly connected evaporative emission line connections inside the fuel tank.
- TSB 26-21302026-03-24 · Power Train
- This article supersedes TSB 25-2246 to update the Service Procedure and add Step 2 to verify the EVAP system integrity after the coordinated software updates. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P2450 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to the software in t
- 18-107-252025-12-13 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates **Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician must find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)s have been set: â—� P2450 - Fuel Tank Isolation Valve Stuck Open. â—� P1D83 - Implausible Engine Oil Temperature Signal Received. Customers may experience one or mo
- 18-100-252025-11-18 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): â—� P2450 - Fuel Tank Isolation Valve "A" Circuit Open. Customers may experience the following: Fuel door will not open This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
- 18-099-252025-11-15 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): â—� P2450 - Fuel Tank Isolation Valve "A" Circuit Open. Customers may also experience the following: Fuel door will not open This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available softw
- 18-098-252025-11-15 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): â—� P2450 - Fuel Tank Isolation Valve "A" Circuit Open. Customers may experience the following: Fuel door will not open This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
What P2450 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP2450 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 standardCan 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.