P0883: 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

2 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0883, 1 of them since 2015, across 2 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: electrical system.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0883

4 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0883, from 2 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • JEEP COMPASS (2023), bulletin 10236872: Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illumination. Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0882 ? TCM Power Input Signal Low, or P0883 ? TCM Power Input Signal High, set.
  • ALLISON TRANSMISSION, bulletin 10060321: ALLISON TRANSMISSION: WHILE ACCOMPANIED BY A P0883 TCM POWER INPUT SIGNAL HIGH CODE, THE TRANSMISSION MAY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. *CN UPDATED 3/17/16 *CN

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.