P0841: 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

32 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0841, 29 of them since 2015, across 16 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
NISSAN ALTIMA102013, 2015, 2016, 2017
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA52013, 2014, 2015
NISSAN ROGUE42014, 2016, 2017

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0841

52 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0841, from 8 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • RAM 3500 (2024), bulletin 11009478: "Rear Selective Thrust Washer Failure Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): P0218-00 - Tr…
  • RAM 2500 (2024), bulletin 11010661: "Rear Selective Thrust Washer Failure Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may exhibit/set one or more of the following DTCs: P0218-00 - Transmission High Temperature O…
  • CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (2023, 2024), bulletin 11011454: This Preliminary information communicates to technicians inspection for an incorrectly machined fluid passage in the valve body causing DTC P0841.
  • GMC SAVANA (2023, 2024), bulletin 11011454: This Preliminary information communicates to technicians inspection for an incorrectly machined fluid passage in the valve body causing DTC P0841.
  • CADILLAC CT4 (2023, 2024), bulletin 11011454: This Preliminary information communicates to technicians inspection for an incorrectly machined fluid passage in the valve body causing DTC P0841.
  • NISSAN KICKS (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10232664: DTC P0746, P0776, P0841, P0965, P17F0 AND/OR P17F1 STORED IN THE TCM This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

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.