P264F
0 owner reports and 70 manufacturer filings across 16 model years from Ford.
Where P264F shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Ford E-Series | Power Train | 6 | — |
| 2017 Ford E-Series | Power Train | 6 | — |
| 2016 Ford E-Series | Power Train | 6 | — |
| 2019 Ford E-Series | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2019 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2017 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2016 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2019 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2018 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2017 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2016 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Power Train | 4 | — |
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
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P264F. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- SSM 518542023-08-10 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- Various 2013-2019 vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P264F after powertrain control module (PCM) replacement. This DTC indicates that the engine serial number (ESN) must be programmed into the PCM. The ESN is located on PTS > Diagnostics tab > HVBoM > Features > Engine Serial Number. Once the ESN is obtained from the historical v
- SSM 518492023-08-08 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- Various 2013-2019 vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P264F after powertrain control module (PCM) replacement. This DTC indicates that the engine serial number (ESN) must be programmed into the PCM. The ESN is located on PTS> OASIS> Features> Engine Serial Number. Once the ESN is obtained from the historical vehicle bill of materi
- SSM 478232019-02-22 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
- Various 2013-2019 vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P264F after powertrain control module (PCM) replacement. This DTC indicates that the engine serial number (ESN) must be programmed into the PCM. The ESN is located on PTS> OASIS> Features> Engine Serial Number. Once the ESN is obtained from the historical vehicle bill of materi
- SSM 478232019-02-22 · Power Train
- Various 2013-2019 vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P264F after powertrain control module (PCM) replacement. This DTC indicates that the engine serial number (ESN) must be programmed into the PCM. The ESN is located on PTS> OASIS> Features> Engine Serial Number. Once the ESN is obtained from the historical vehicle bill of materi
What P264F means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP264F 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 P264F
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P264F 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.