P061A: owner reports and bulletins
Got P061A on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
10 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P061A, 10 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| FORD F-150 | 8 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name P061A
111 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P061A, from 7 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- FORD F-650 INCOMPLETE CHASSIS (2024), bulletin 10246139: Some 2024 F-650/F-750 vehicles built on or before 27-Oct-2023 and equipped with a 6.7L engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P060C, U1022, P0093, P01C4, U3…
- FORD F-250 SD (2023), bulletin 10242859: Some 2023 F-Super Duty vehicles built on or before 29-Aug-2023 and equipped with a 6.7L engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P060C, U1022, P0093, P01C4, U…
- CHRYSLER PACIFICA (2021), bulletin 10194069: Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further inves…
- FORD MUSTANG MACH E (2021), bulletin 10200735: Some 2021 Mustang Mach-E vehicles built on or before 07-Jul-2021 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) on with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P061A, P1A1E and/or P2533. This may be due to the param…
- FORD MUSTANG (2020, 2021), bulletin 10208831: Some 2020-2021 Mustang GT500 vehicles may experience erratic and harsh shifting at highway speeds and/or reduced speed when accelerating from a stop, with a powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator and DTCs P1601/P061A …
- RAM 4500 (2021), bulletin 10241127: Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation, a technician may find one or more of the following DTCs have been set: …
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.