P0460: owner reports and bulletins

Powertrain (generic, all makes). 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

8 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0460, 5 of them since 2015, across 6 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: fuel/propulsion system.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
FORD FOCUS32013, 2015, 2016

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0460

8 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0460, from 5 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • INFINITI Q50 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), bulletin 10213151: SERVICE INFORMATION FOR FUEL GAUGE INACCURATE WITH DTCS STORED IN ECM SERVICE INFORMATION If a fuel level sensor has been diagnosed as sending an incorrect level signal, and one or more of the following DTCs are stored i…
  • NISSAN JUKE (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), bulletin 10213684: SERVICE INFORMATION FOR FUEL GAUGE INACCURATE WITH DTCS STORED IN ECM SERVICE INFORMATION If a fuel level sensor has been diagnosed as sending an incorrect level signal, and one or more of the following DTCs are stored i…
  • FORD EXPEDITION (2022), bulletin 10215369: Some 2022 Expedition/Navigator vehicles built on or before 25-Mar-2022 may experience a fuel gauge that reads empty with DTC P0460:13. DTCs P0461/P0463 may also be present. This may be due to an open circuit in the fuel …
  • LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (2022), bulletin 10215369: Some 2022 Expedition/Navigator vehicles built on or before 25-Mar-2022 may experience a fuel gauge that reads empty with DTC P0460:13. DTCs P0461/P0463 may also be present. This may be due to an open circuit in the fuel …
  • ACURA RDX (2020), bulletin 10169958: Service Bulletin - The malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) comes on with DTC P0460 (fuel level sensor [fuel gauge sending unit] out of range).
  • ACURA RLX (2020), bulletin 10174706: "Service bulletin - The malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) comes on with DTC P0460 (fuel level sensor [fuel gauge sending unit] out of range). Under certain conditions, the PCM software may misinterpret normal fuel level s…

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.