U0252 on Ford vehicles
U0252 is named on 11 Ford model years (2022–2025): 20 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, Expedition, F-150 Lightning and 1 more.
Which Ford model years name U0252
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2023 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2023 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2025 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2025 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2025 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2024 Ford Expedition | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2024 Ford Ranger | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning | Not specified | 1 | — |
| 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning | Not specified | 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.
Ford filings that name U0252
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names U0252. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- 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
- 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 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 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),
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. The record above is what Ford and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs U0252 a known problem on Ford vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 20 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming U0252 on 11 Ford model years (2022–2025). 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 U0252 appear on most?
2023 F-250 Super Duty (3 documents), 2023 F-350 Super Duty (3 documents), 2023 F-450 Super Duty (3 documents).
Does U0252 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.