U0252
0 owner reports and 21 manufacturer filings across 12 model years from Ford, Lincoln.
Where U0252 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2023 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2023 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2025 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2025 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2025 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Electrical System | 2 | — | Battery → |
| 2024 Ford Expedition | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Ford Ranger | Not specified | 1 | — | |
| 2024 Lincoln Navigator | Not specified | 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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U0252 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name U0252 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
21 manufacturer filings name U0252. 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 U0252.
- SSM 54172 Service bulletin2025-08-27 · Electrical System
- Some 2023-2025 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit multiple warning indicators with DTCs U0252, U0137, U0199, U0438 stored in the body control module (BCM), image processing module A (IPMA), power steering control module (PSCM), instrument panel cluster (IPC) and/or inoperative power windows and locks. This may be due to an incorrectly tightened ground 201 (G201). Inspect G201 for proper connection,
- SSM 53980 Service bulletin2025-06-24 · Electrical System
- Some 2023-2025 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit multiple warning indicators with DTCs U0252, U0137, U0199, U0438 stored in the body control module (BCM), image processing module A (IPMA), power steering control module (PSCM), instrument panel cluster (IPC) and/or inoperative power windows and locks. This may be due to an incorrectly tightened ground 201 (G201). Inspect G201 for proper connection,
- SSM 53236 Service bulletin2024-12-17 · Unknown Or Other
- Some 2021-2023 F-150 non-Lightning, 2022-2024 F-150 Lightning/Expedition/Navigator, and 2024 Ranger vehicles may exhibit a "trailer brake module fault" message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) U0137 and/or U0252 stored in the body control module (BCM),
- SSM 51578 Service bulletin2023-04-25 · Electrical System — Body Control Module/Bcm
- Some 2023 F-Super Duty vehicles may set DTCs B109F:55, B1330:9A, U0252:87, U0198:87, U0184:87, U0155:87, U0256:87, and/or U0100:87 in the BCM when a diagnostic self-test is performed. This may be due to an incorrect sequence of an internal measurement unit during self-test causing a false history status DTC (0x48 or 0x08 status). The DTC matures to history status because the BCM detects nothing is
What U0252 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIU0252 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 U0252
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with U0252 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.