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U3035 on Ford vehicles

U3035 is named on 18 Ford model years (2023–2025): 42 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, Bronco Sport, Escape and 6 more.

Network 18 model years 42 manufacturer filings

Which Ford model years name U3035

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 SportNot specified2—
2025 Ford EscapeNot specified2—
2025 Ford ExpeditionNot specified2—
2025 Ford ExplorerNot specified2—
2025 Ford F-150Not specified2—
2025 Ford F-250 Super DutyNot specified2—
2025 Ford F-350 Super DutyNot specified2—
2025 Ford F-450 Super DutyNot specified2—
2025 Ford MaverickNot specified2—
2025 Ford MustangNot specified2—
2025 Ford Mustang Mach-ENot specified2—
2024 Ford EscapeNot specified2—
2024 Ford ExplorerNot specified2—
2024 Ford F-150Not specified2—
2024 Ford MustangNot specified2—

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.

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Ford filings that name U3035

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ford filed with NHTSA whose summary names U3035. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker 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. The record above is what Ford and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is U3035 a known problem on Ford vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 42 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming U3035 on 18 Ford model years (2023–2025). 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 U3035 appear on most?

2023 F-250 Super Duty (4 documents), 2023 F-350 Super Duty (4 documents), 2023 F-450 Super Duty (4 documents).

Does U3035 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.