P0710: 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

4 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0710, 2 of them since 2015, across 4 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: service brakes, electric.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0710

9 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0710, from 4 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD TRANSIT (2020, 2021), bulletin 10186651: Some 2020-2021 Transit vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with all of the following diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) stored in the powertrain control module (PCM): P2804, P2803, P0713, P0…
  • FORD F-450 SD (2020, 2021), bulletin 10194427: Some 2020-2021 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with an 10R140 automatic transmission may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator Lamp (MIL) and/or powertrain malfunction indicator (wrench) lamp with various transmiss…
  • FORD BRONCO SPORT (2021), bulletin 10200984: Some 2021 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a no crank/no start start condition with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and one or more of the following diagnostic troubl…
  • LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE (2014, 2015), bulletin 10105428: "SITUATION: A 'GEARBOX FAULT' MESSAGE MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALONG WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) STORED IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM): P0600-04, P0710-27,…
  • LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER (2014, 2015), bulletin 10117005: Situation: A 'Gearbox fault' message may be displayed on the Instrument Cluster along with one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) stored in the Transmission Control Module (TCM): P0600-04, P0710-27, …
  • INFINITI G37 (2013), bulletin 10192182: IF YOU CONFIRM: The MIL is on with DTC P0710 (Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor A) stored in the ECM only. NOTE: The DTC P0710 will only set in the ECM. If the DTC is set in both the ECM and TCM, this TSB does not ap…

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.