U0141
2 owner reports and 31 manufacturer filings across 7 model years from Dodge, Mitsubishi.
Where U0141 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander | Equipment | 9 | — | |
| 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander | Equipment | 7 | — | |
| 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander | Equipment | 6 | — | |
| 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer | Structure | 3 | — | |
| 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer | Equipment | 3 | — | |
| 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander | Equipment | 3 | — | |
| 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan | Electrical System | — | 2 | Battery → |
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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U0141 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name U0141 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.
After the oil pump in the transmission went out I had it checked for codes and it showed U0141 as being stored
31 manufacturer filings name U0141. 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 U0141.
- TSB1954008 Service bulletin2019-03-28 · Electrical System
- This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin updates the Chassis Electrical section of the affected Service Manuals to update diagnostics for ETACS-ECU CAN timeout diagnostics with DTC U0141.
- TSB1952B005 Service bulletin2019-03-28 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin updates the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) section of the affected Service Manuals to update diagnostics for ETACS-ECU CAN timeout diagnostics with DTC U0141.
- TSB1942B003 Service bulletin2019-03-28 · Structure
- This is a Technical Service Bulletin sent to dealers. This bulletin updates the Body section of the affected Service Manuals to update diagnostics for ETACS-ECU CAN timeout with DTC U0141.
- TIN-16-36-001 Service bulletin2016-10-03 · Parking Brake
- THIS IS A TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE (TIN) THAT WAS SENT TO DEALERS REGARDING CERTAIN 2017 OUTLANDER EQUIPPED WITH F.A.S.T. KEY AND ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE. THIS TIN PROVIDES DEALER INSTRUCTIONS WHEN ENCOUNTERING B1762 (IOD FUSE NOT SEATED FULLY) CAN BE SET AS AN ACTIVE DTC UNDER ETACS, U0141 (ETACS CAN TIMEOUT) OR U0415 (ABS/ASC CAN MESSAGE) CAN BE SET AS STORED DTCS UNDER EPB (ELECTRIC PARKING
What U0141 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIU0141 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 U0141
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with U0141 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.