U0418
6 owner reports and 39 manufacturer filings across 17 model years from BMW, Chrysler, Fiat, Ford and others.
Where U0418 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ford Bronco | Vehicle Speed Control | 4 | — | |
| 2025 Ford Bronco | Electrical System | 4 | — | Battery → |
| 2022 Ford Bronco Sport | Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | — | |
| 2021 Ford Bronco Sport | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2022 Ford Escape | Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | — | |
| 2021 Ford Escape | Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | — | |
| 2020 Ford Escape | Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | — | |
| 2024 Ford Maverick | Service Brakes | — | 3 | Brake pads → |
| 2022 Ford Maverick | Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | — | |
| 2021 Jeep Cherokee | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2022 Lincoln Corsair | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2021 Lincoln Corsair | Forward Collision Avoidance | 3 | — | |
| 2020 Lincoln Corsair | Forward Collision Avoidance | 3 | — | |
| 2022 BMW X3 | Service Brakes | — | 1 | Brake pads → |
| 2022 Chrysler Pacifica | Power Train | — | 1 | |
| 2019 Chrysler Pacifica | Electrical System | — | 1 | Battery → |
| 2017 Fiat 500 X | Electrical System | 1 | — | 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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U0418 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name U0418 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.
Diagnostic codes included P00FD (Battery B state of charge), U145D-00 and U0402-00 (transmission control communication), U0432, U0418, C006A-54 and C2222-68, indicating faults involving multiple electronic systems
Ford's OASIS system later confirmed active fault codes C052E and U0418 when the vehicle was returned to me unrepaired on XXX6
39 manufacturer filings name U0418. 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 U0418.
- SSM 54772 Service bulletin2026-04-24 · Forward Collision Avoidance — Adaptive Cruise Control
- Some 2025-2026 Bronco vehicles may exhibit various cruise control, pre-collision and/or front stabilizer bar disconnect related warning messages displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U0418:86 stored in the image processing module A (IPMA) and no wheel speed sensor specific DTCs present in the anti-lock brake (ABS) module. DTC U0415:00 may also be stored
- SSM 54704 Service bulletin2026-03-31 · Electrical System
- Some 2025-2026 Bronco vehicles may exhibit a "Cruise Control Not Available" or "Adaptive Cruise Control Not Available" and/or "Pre-Collision Assist Not Available" message displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U0418:86 stored in the image processing module A (IPMA) and no DTCs present in the anti-lock brake (ABS) module
- SSM 54673 Service bulletin2026-03-18 · Vehicle Speed Control
- Some 2025-2026 Bronco Badlands and Raptor only vehicles may exhibit a "Cruise Control Not Available" or "Active Cruise Control Not Available" message displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U0418:86 stored in the image processing module A (IPMA) and no DTCs present in the anti-lock brake (ABS) module.
- SSM 51437 Service bulletin2023-03-14 · Vehicle Speed Control — Cruise Control
- Some 2020-2022 Escape/Corsair, 2021-2022 Bronco Sport, 2022 Maverick vehicles built on or before 23-Mar-2022 may exhibit driver assistance warning messages displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC): Pre-collision Assist Not Available, Cruise Control Not Available, Collision Warning Malfunction and/or Adaptive Cruise Control Malfunction. Diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U0415:00 may also be stor
- SSM 51285 Service bulletin2023-01-06 · Vehicle Speed Control — Cruise Control
- Some 2020-2022 Escape/Corsair, 2021-2022 Bronco Sport, 2022 Maverick vehicles may exhibit any of the following driver assistance warning messages displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC): Pre-collision Assist Not Available, Cruise Control Not Available, Collision Warning Malfunction and/or Adaptive Cruise Control Malfunction. Diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U0415:00 may also be stored in the
- 1812022 Service bulletin2022-06-23 · Electrical System
- Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find one or more ofthe following DTCs have been set: P1D83 - Implausible Engine Oil Temperature Signal Received. U0418 Implausible Data Received From
What U0418 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIU0418 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 U0418
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with U0418 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.