U3012
0 owner reports and 39 manufacturer filings across 14 model years from Ford, Lincoln.
Where U3012 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ford Bronco | Unknown Or Other | 3 | — |
| 2025 Ford Expedition | Unknown Or Other | 3 | — |
| 2025 Ford F-150 | Unknown Or Other | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2023 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Back Over Prevention | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford F-250 Super Duty | Back Over Prevention | 3 | — |
| 2023 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Power Train | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford F-350 Super Duty | Power Train | 3 | — |
| 2023 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2022 Ford F-450 Super Duty | Power Train | 3 | — |
| 2025 Ford Ranger | Unknown Or Other | 3 | — |
| 2025 Lincoln Navigator | Unknown Or Other | 3 | — |
| 2016 Ford C-MAX | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning | Electrical System | 1 | — |
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
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names U3012. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- SSM 541012025-08-01 · Service Brakes
- Some 2025 Ranger vehicles equipped with a 2.3/2.7L EcoBoost engine built on or before 12-June-2025 and 2025 Ranger Raptor vehicles equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost engine built on or before 18-June-2025 may exhibit an illuminated anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning indicator with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U3012:68 stored in the ABS module. The vehicle may also exhibit any of the following sympto
- SSM 539862025-06-26 · Service Brakes
- Some 2025 Bronco vehicles equipped with a 2.3/2.7L EcoBoost engine built on or before 12-June-2025 and 2025 Bronco Raptor vehicles equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost engine built on or before 18-June-2025 may exhibit an illuminated anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning indicator with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U3012:68 stored in the ABS module. The vehicle may also exhibit any of the following sympto
- SSM 538742025-06-05 · Service Brakes
- Some 2025 Expedition/Navigator vehicles may exhibit an illuminated anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning indicator with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U3012:68 stored in the ABS module. The vehicle may also exhibit any of the following symptoms: a soft brake pedal following vehicle start-up, various brake system illuminated warning lamps and/or brake-related messages displayed in the instrument pane
- TSB 25-22452025-06-04 · Service Brakes
- Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit an illuminated ABS warning indicator and diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U3012:68 stored in the anti-lock brake system (ABS) module. The vehicle may also exhibit any of the following symptoms: - a soft brake pedal following vehicle start-up - various brake system illuminated warning lamps - brake-related messages displayed in the i
- SSM 538612025-05-30 · Vehicle Speed Control
- Some 2025 Ranger vehicles may exhibit an illuminated anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning indicator with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U3012:68 stored in the ABS module. The vehicle may also exhibit any of the following symptoms: a soft brake pedal following vehicle start-up, various brake system illuminated warning lamps and/or brake-related messages displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC
- SSM 538602025-05-30 · Vehicle Speed Control
- Some 2025 Bronco vehicles may exhibit an illuminated anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning indicator with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U3012:68 stored in the ABS module. The vehicle may also exhibit any of the following symptoms: a soft brake pedal following vehicle start-up, various brake system illuminated warning lamps and/or brake-related messages displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC
What U3012 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIU3012 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 3, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.
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 U3012
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardWhy does this page not define U3012?
Because it cannot be defined honestly. The second character of a trouble code says who owns its meaning, and a 1 or a 3 hands that to the manufacturer. Sites that print one definition for a manufacturer-specific code are showing you one automaker's meaning and hoping it is yours.
Can I keep driving with U3012 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.