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Diagnostic trouble code

U029D

0 owner reports and 68 manufacturer filings across 26 model years from Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Volvo.

NetworkGeneric OBD-II code68 manufacturer filings

Where U029D shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 Ford F-250 Super DutyEngine6
2017 Ford F-350 Super DutyEngine6
2017 Ford F-450 Super DutyEngine6
2019 Ford F-250 Super DutyElectrical System3
2018 Ford F-250 Super DutyEngine3
2019 Ford F-350 Super DutyElectrical System3
2018 Ford F-350 Super DutyElectrical System3
2019 Ford F-450 Super DutyEngine3
2018 Ford F-450 Super DutyElectrical System3
2022 Volvo V60Engine And Engine Cooling3
2021 Volvo V60Engine And Engine Cooling3
2022 Volvo S60Engine And Engine Cooling2
2021 Volvo S60Engine And Engine Cooling2
2021 Volvo S90Engine And Engine Cooling2
2022 Volvo V90Engine And Engine Cooling2
2021 Volvo V90Engine And Engine Cooling2
2022 Volvo XC40Engine And Engine Cooling2
2021 Volvo XC40Engine And Engine Cooling2
2022 Volvo XC60Engine And Engine Cooling2
2021 Volvo XC60Engine And Engine Cooling2
2022 Volvo XC90Engine And Engine Cooling2
2021 Volvo XC90Engine And Engine Cooling2
2018 Chevrolet ExpressElectrical System1
2018 GMC SavanaElectrical System1
2022 Volvo C40Engine And Engine Cooling1
2022 Volvo S90Engine And Engine Cooling1

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.

What it gets filed under

Engine And Engine Cooling 32Engine 14Electrical System 12Equipment 3Power Train 3
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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names U029D. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What U029D means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

U029D 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 U029D

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with U029D stored?

Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. 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.