P0A1E: 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

6 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0A1E, 6 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: electrical system.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
FORD EXPLORER32020, 2021, 2025

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0A1E

6 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0A1E, from 2 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD EXPLORER (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), bulletin 10242851: Some 2021-2023 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L hybrid engine, 2020-2023 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.3L hybrid engine and 2020-2023 Aviator vehicles equipped with a 3.0L hybrid engine may exhibit a powertrain …
  • LINCOLN AVIATOR (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), bulletin 10242851: Some 2021-2023 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L hybrid engine, 2020-2023 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.3L hybrid engine and 2020-2023 Aviator vehicles equipped with a 3.0L hybrid engine may exhibit a powertrain …

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.