P04F0: 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

5 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P04F0, 5 of them since 2015, across 4 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: fuel/propulsion system.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P04F0

45 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P04F0, from 3 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD EDGE (2024), bulletin 11005306: Some 2024 Edge vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine and all-wheel drive (AWD) may experience the fuel tank not filling up beyond half-full, hard to start, and/or stalls upon restart after refueling. A malfunction indicat…
  • VOLKSWAGEN ARTEON (2022, 2023), bulletin 10236614: Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, fault P2402 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, fault P04F0 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored…
  • VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS (2022, 2023), bulletin 10238304: Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, fault P04F0 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states condensation in the tailli…
  • VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT (2022, 2023), bulletin 10240133: Customer states MIL-on, P0442 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 P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM mem…
  • VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN (2022, 2023), bulletin 10241202: Customer states MIL-on, P0442 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 P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM mem…
  • VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 (2023, 2022), bulletin 10241203: Customer states MIL-on, P0442 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 P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM mem…

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.