C102D: owner reports and bulletins

Chassis. 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

7 complaints filed with NHTSA mention C102D, 6 of them since 2015, across 4 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: steering.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
FORD FUSION42014, 2016

Manufacturer service bulletins that name C102D

3 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention C102D, from 2 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD TRANSIT (2020, 2021, 2022), bulletin 10230797: Some 2020-2022 Transit, 2022 E-Transit vehicles built on or before 26-Apr-2022 may exhibit a lack of power steering assist at initial vehicle start-up with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C102D:00 stored in the power steer…
  • LINCOLN AVIATOR (2020), bulletin 10180390: Some 2020 Explorer/Aviator/Police Interceptor Utility vehicles built on 07-Nov-2019 and through 04-Aug-2020 may exhibit a lack of power steering assist at initial engine start-up with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C102D …
  • FORD EXPLORER (2020), bulletin 10180390: Some 2020 Explorer/Aviator/Police Interceptor Utility vehicles built on 07-Nov-2019 and through 04-Aug-2020 may exhibit a lack of power steering assist at initial engine start-up with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C102D …

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.