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U0140 on Ford vehicles A module has stopped hearing from the body control module

U0140 is named on 5 Ford model years (2018–2022): 14 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, Escape, Focus.

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Which Ford model years name U0140

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2022 Ford F-250 Super DutyEquipment4—
2022 Ford F-350 Super DutyEquipment4—
2022 Ford F-450 Super DutyEquipment4—
2018 Ford EscapeEquipment21
2018 Ford FocusForward Collision Avoidance—1

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Equipment 8 Electrical System 6 Power Train 1 Forward Collision Avoidance 1
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Ford filings that name U0140

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names U0140. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What U0140 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

A module has stopped hearing from the body control module.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Ford and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is U0140 a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 14 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports naming U0140 on 5 Ford model years (2018–2022). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Ford models does U0140 appear on most?

2022 F-250 Super Duty (4 documents), 2022 F-350 Super Duty (4 documents), 2022 F-450 Super Duty (4 documents).

Does U0140 on a Ford mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.