B162F: owner reports and bulletins

Body. We haven't written the explanation for this code yet. Below is what owners and manufacturers have filed with NHTSA.

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What owners report to NHTSA

5 complaints filed with NHTSA mention B162F, 4 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: exterior lighting.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
JEEP WRANGLER32010

Manufacturer service bulletins that name B162F

13 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention B162F, from 3 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD F-150 (2021, 2022), bulletin 10225440: Some 2021-2022 F-150 vehicles may experience diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B162F:13 being stored in the body control module C (BCMC). This may be due to the configuration of the BCMC. To correct the condition, download a…
  • JEEP RENEGADE (2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10188741: Low Beam Headlamp Out Message Displayed On EVIC Intermittently. DTC B162F-64 Or B1638-64
  • FIAT 500X (2019, 2020), bulletin 10180223: Low Beam Headlamp Out Message Displayed On EVIC Intermittently. DTC B162F-64 Or B1638-64

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.