P0461: 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

12 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0461, 6 of them since 2015, across 10 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: fuel system, gasoline.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0461

72 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0461, from 13 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS (2022, 2023, 2021), bulletin 10242900: Customer states MIL-on, P2402 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, fault P04F0 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, fault P0461 stored in ECM memory Customer …
  • JEEP GRAND WAGONEER (2023), bulletin 10251853: Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble …
  • JEEP WAGONEER (2023), bulletin 11006243: "Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble…
  • 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 …

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.