P0712: 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

3 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0712, 3 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0712

27 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0712, from 6 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • 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…
  • KIA KIA, bulletin 10090166: TSB: 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR DTC P0711, P0712 & P0713 - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO REPLACING THE TRANSAXLE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR ON 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES WITH DTC P07…
  • GMC SIERRA 1500 (2019, 2018, 2017), bulletin 10144452: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a check engine light on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0101, P0299, P0712, P11CC, P11DC, P2002, P…
  • CHEVROLET SILVERADO (2017, 2019, 2018), bulletin 10144452: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a check engine light on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0101, P0299, P0712, P11CC, P11DC, P2002, P…
  • GMC SIERRA (2017, 2018), bulletin 10123231: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a check engine light on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0101, P0299, P0712, P11CC, P11DC, P2002, P…

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.