C1B00: owner reports and bulletins
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What owners report to NHTSA
15 complaints filed with NHTSA mention C1B00, 14 of them since 2015, across 4 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: steering.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| FORD EXPLORER | 7 | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| FORD F-150 | 6 | 2011, 2012, 2021 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name C1B00
11 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention C1B00, from 2 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- FORD F-750 SD (2023), bulletin 10247150: Some 2023 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit pre-collision assist, hill start assist, Advance Trac, and/or blind spot/cross traffic fault messages with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C1B00:62 stored in the power steering c…
- LINCOLN CORSAIR (2020, 2021), bulletin 10184625: Some 2020 Escape and 2020-2021 Corsair vehicles may exhibit DTC C1B00:62 present in the PSCM with any of the following messages displayed: Service Advance Trac, Hill Start Assist Not Available, Lane Keeping Sys. Malfunct…
- FORD BRONCO SPORT (2021, 2020), bulletin 10187935: Some 2020 Escape, 2020-2021 Corsair, 2021 Bronco Sport and 2021 Mustang Mach-E vehicles may exhibit DTC C1B00:62 present in the PSCM with any of the following messages displayed: Service Advance Trac, Hill Start Assist N…
- FORD ESCAPE (2020, 2021), bulletin 10200738: Some 2020-2021 Escapes/Corsair vehicles may exhibit an illuminated stability-traction control indicator lamp with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C1B00:62 in the power steering control module (PSCM) and DTC C0051:67 in the…
- FORD F-250 SD (2020, 2021), bulletin 10200910: Some 2020-2021 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with an electronic steering actuator and built on or before 12-Apri-2021 may exhibit various steering fault messages with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C1B00 stored in the po…
- FORD F-350 SD (2020, 2021), bulletin 10200996: Some 2020-2021 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with an electronic steering actuator and built on or after 12-Apri-2021 may exhibit various steering fault messages with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C1B00 stored in the pow…
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.