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Diagnostic trouble code

U0300

0 owner reports and 33 manufacturer filings across 10 model years from Jeep, Mazda, Nissan.

NetworkGeneric OBD-II code33 manufacturer filings

Where U0300 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2020 Mazda CX-30Electrical System5
2020 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System5
2019 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System5
2021 Jeep Grand CherokeeElectrical System4
2021 Mazda CX-30Electrical System4
2021 Mazda Mazda3Electrical System4
2022 Mazda MX-30Electrical System3
2023 Nissan RoguePower Train1
2022 Nissan RogueEngine And Engine Cooling1
2021 Nissan RoguePower Train1

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

Electrical System 29Power Train 2Equipment 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1
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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names U0300. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What U0300 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

U0300 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 U0300

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with U0300 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.