P26FE
0 owner reports and 18 manufacturer filings across 7 model years from Ford.
Where P26FE shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Ford Mustang | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2021 Ford Mustang | Engine | 4 | — | |
| 2017 Ford Focus | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2016 Ford Focus | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2023 Ford Mustang | Engine | 2 | — | |
| 2020 Ford GT | Engine | 1 | — | |
| 2017 Ford Mustang | Engine | 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.
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P26FE by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P26FE on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
18 manufacturer filings name P26FE. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P26FE.
- TSB 25-2146 Service bulletin2025-04-11 · Unknown Or Other
- This article supersedes 23-2132 to update the labor times from M-time to M-Time with a limit. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: * "Exhaust Mode Selection Not Available" messages * Illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostics trouble codes (DTCs) P26C5, P26C6, P26FE, P2BF9, P2BFB, P26C7, P2BF5, P2BF8, P2BF
- TSB 23-2132 Service bulletin2023-05-04 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Exhaust System
- Some 2018-2023 Mustang vehicles (non-Shelby GT-350) may exhibit various concerns with the active exhaust system. These may include Exhaust Mode Selection Not Available messages, and/or illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostics trouble codes (DTCs) P26C5, P26C6, P26FE, P2BF9, P2BFB, P26C7, P2BF5, P2BF8, P2BFD and/or P2BFA. This may be due to an improperly seated exhaust system.
- TSB 22-2282 Service bulletin2022-10-04 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Exhaust System
- Some 2018-2022 Mustang vehicles (non-Shelby GT-350) may exhibit various concerns with the active exhaust system. These may include Drive Mode Not Available or Exhaust Mode Not Available messages, and/or illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostics trouble codes (DTCs) P26C5, P26C6, P26FE, P2BF9, P2BFB, P26C7, P2BF5, P2BF8, P2BFD and/or P2BFA. This may be due to an improperly seate
- TSB 22-2153 Service bulletin2022-05-04 · Electrical System — Propulsion System — Traction Battery — Management System/Energy Control Module (Bms/Becm) — Software
- This article supersedes TSB 21-2011 to update the vehicle model years affected and Service Procedure. Some 2018-2022 Mustang vehicles may exhibit various concerns with the active exhaust system. These may include Drive Mode Not Available or Exhaust Mode Not Available messages, and/or illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostics trouble codes (DTCs) P26C5, P26C6, P26FE, P2BF9, P2BF
- TSB 21-2011 Service bulletin2021-03-26 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2020 Mustang GT500 vehicles built on or before 28-Aug-2020 may exhibit various concerns with the active exhaust system. These may include "Drive Mode Not Available" or "Exhaust Mode Not Available" messages, and/or diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P26C5, P26C6, P26FE, P2BF9, P2BFB, P26C7, P2BF5, P2BF8, P2BFD, and/or P2BFA. This may be due to pinched wiring or a misaligned bracket where the exha
- tsb17-2217 Service bulletin2017-10-27 · Electrical System — Software
- Some 2016-2017 Focus RS vehicles built on or before 02-Aug-2017 may exhibit an Unable to Change Drive Mode message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) and/or an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with DTC P26FE stored in the powertrain control module (PCM) memory. Reprogram the PCM to the latest calibration using Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS) or Ford J2534 Diagnostic Software (FJD
What P26FE means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP26FE 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 P26FE
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P26FE stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. 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.