P060A: 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

10 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P060A, 9 of them since 2015, across 10 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P060A

9 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P060A, from 5 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD EXPLORER (2025), bulletin 11008393: Some 2025 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated MIL and/or powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator. DTC P060A:75 and/or P0607:45 may be stored in the PCM with no other drive…
  • LINCOLN CORSAIR (2023, 2024), bulletin 11006477: Some 2023-2024 Escape/Corsair, 2024 Nautilus vehicles may exhibit various AWD/4WD/4x4 warning messages displayed in the message center with loss of AWD function for the remainder of the active key cycle. DTCs C0095, C05D…
  • FORD ESCAPE (2023, 2024), bulletin 11006477: Some 2023-2024 Escape/Corsair, 2024 Nautilus vehicles may exhibit various AWD/4WD/4x4 warning messages displayed in the message center with loss of AWD function for the remainder of the active key cycle. DTCs C0095, C05D…
  • HONDA CR-V (2023), bulletin 10231545: Service Bulletin - A software programming error may cause miscommunication between the main and sub CPU systems. As a result, the main CPU determines this as an ICM failure which prevents the grill from properly closing …
  • HONDA CR-V HYBRID (2023), bulletin 10234578: Product Update - A software programming error may cause miscommunication between the main and sub-CPU systems. As a result, the main Central Processing Unit (CPU) determines this as an Integrated Control Module (ICM) fai…
  • NISSAN redundant ROGUE SPORT (2021), bulletin 10201222: MIL ON WITH DTC P060A OR P060C STORED IN THE ECM IF YOU CONFIRM The MIL is ON and DTC P060A (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE MONITORING PROCESSOR PERFORMANCE) or DTC P060C (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE MAIN PROCESSOR PERFORMANCE) is …

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.