P2AF6
1 owner report and 57 manufacturer filings across 23 model years from Chrysler, Jeep, Ram.
Where P2AF6 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsA 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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P2AF6 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P2AF6 on that maker’s vehicles.
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.
Component Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM / ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING / FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM The vehicle exhibits a severe, life-threatening defect involving the dual-battery and starter relay architecture (related to manufacturer code P2AF6…
57 manufacturer filings name P2AF6. 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 P2AF6.
- 9100652 Rev 1 Service bulletin2026-10-14 · Electrical System
- FUSE BLOCK - PWR DISTRIBUTION 1) False fails on PCR, DBSM and PDCs Stuck Closed or open diagnostics, DTC P2AF5 or P2AF6, leading to NTF and unnecessary replacements. Current controls are not robust against depleted auxiliary battery condition. Please follow SOL S2508000031. 2) A/C Blowing hot air or not working. A/C relay clutch not operating, dealers are unnecessary replacing PDCs. Battery discon
- 18-074-26 REV. A Service bulletin2026-10-10 · Engine
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P013E-00 - O2 Sensor Delayed Response - Rich to Lean Bank 1 Sensor 2. ● P014A-00 - O2 Sensor Delayed Response - Rich to Lean Bank 2 Sensor 2. ● B1811-00 - Driver Door Ajar
- 18-074-26 REV. A Service bulletin2026-10-10 · Engine
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P013E-00 - O2 Sensor Delayed Response - Rich to Lean Bank 1 Sensor 2. ● P014A-00 - O2 Sensor Delayed Response - Rich to Lean Bank 2 Sensor 2. ● B1811-00 - Driver Door Ajar
- 18-075-26 REV. A Service bulletin2026-10-03 · Power Train
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0111-00 - Intake Air Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit Performance (In Active or Stored status) ● P0071-00 - Ambient Air Temperature Sensor Performance (In Active or Stored stat
- 9100652 Service bulletin2025-08-12 · Electrical System
- False fails on PCR, DBSM and PDCs Stuck Closed or open diagnostics, DTC P2AF5 or P2AF6, leading to NTF and unnecessary replacements. Current controls are not robust against depleted auxiliary battery condition. Please follow SOL S2508000031.
- 9100651 Service bulletin2025-08-12 · Electrical System
- False fails on PCR, DBSM and PDCs Stuck Closed or open diagnostics, DTC P2AF5 or P2AF6, leading to NTF and unnecessary replacements. Current controls are not robust against depleted auxiliary battery condition. Please follow SOL S2508000031.
What P2AF6 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP2AF6 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 P2AF6
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P2AF6 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.