U0418 on Ford vehicles
U0418 is named on 9 Ford model years (2020–2026): 26 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Bronco, Bronco Sport, Escape, Maverick.
Which Ford model years name U0418
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ford Bronco | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2025 Ford Bronco | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2024 Ford Maverick | Service Brakes | — | 3 |
| 2022 Ford Bronco Sport | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford Escape | Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford Maverick | Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | — |
| 2021 Ford Bronco Sport | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2021 Ford Escape | Forward Collision Avoidance | 3 | — |
| 2020 Ford Escape | Electrical System | 3 | — |
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.
What Ford owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Ford's OASIS system later confirmed active fault codes C052E and U0418 when the vehicle was returned to me unrepaired on XXX6
Ford filings that name U0418
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names U0418. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- SSM 54673 Service bulletin2026-03-18 · Electrical System
- 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 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 54772 Service bulletin2026-04-24 · Vehicle Speed 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 50771 Service bulletin2022-05-11 · Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
- 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
- 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
- SSM 51437 Service bulletin2023-03-14 · Forward Collision Avoidance — Adaptive 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
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. 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 U0418 a known problem on Ford vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 26 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports naming U0418 on 9 Ford model years (2020–2026). 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 U0418 appear on most?
2026 Bronco (4 documents), 2025 Bronco (4 documents), 2022 Bronco Sport (3 documents).
Does U0418 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.