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Diagnostic trouble code

U3035

0 owner reports and 52 manufacturer filings across 23 model years from Ford, Lincoln.

NetworkManufacturer-specific52 manufacturer filings

Where U3035 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2023 Ford F-250 Super DutyPower Train4
2023 Ford F-350 Super DutyPower Train4
2023 Ford F-450 Super DutyPower Train4
2025 Ford Bronco SportUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford EscapeUnknown Or Other2
2024 Ford EscapeUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford ExpeditionUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford ExplorerUnknown Or Other2
2024 Ford ExplorerUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford F-150Unknown Or Other2
2024 Ford F-150Unknown Or Other2
2025 Ford F-250 Super DutyUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford F-350 Super DutyUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford F-450 Super DutyUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford MaverickUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford MustangUnknown Or Other2
2024 Ford MustangUnknown Or Other2
2025 Ford Mustang Mach-EUnknown Or Other2
2025 Lincoln AviatorUnknown Or Other2
2024 Lincoln AviatorUnknown Or Other2
2025 Lincoln NautilusUnknown Or Other2
2024 Lincoln NautilusUnknown Or Other2
2025 Lincoln NavigatorUnknown Or Other2

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

Unknown Or Other 46Power Train 6
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Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names U3035. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What U3035 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

U3035 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 U3035

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Why does this page not define U3035?

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 U3035 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.