C1214: owner reports and bulletins
Got C1214 on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
34 complaints filed with NHTSA mention C1214, 6 of them since 2015, across 8 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: service brakes.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| FORD WINDSTAR | 25 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| CHEVROLET CORVETTE | 3 | 2001, 2003 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name C1214
4 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention C1214, from 2 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- JEEP RENEGADE (2019, 2020), bulletin 10176567: Flash: Body Control Module (BCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the BCM with the latest available software. The customer may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination or describe the follow…
- FIAT 500 (2016), bulletin 10148690: Electronic Power Steering System (EPS) Instrument Cluster Lamp ON This bulletin involves reprogramming the Electric Power Steering (EPS) module with the latest available software to correct an erroneous EPS lamp illumina…
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.