P187E: owner reports and bulletins

Powertrain (manufacturer-specific). 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 P187E, 6 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
NISSAN ROGUE32022, 2023, 2024

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P187E

1 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P187E, from 1 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • NISSAN ALTIMA (2020), bulletin 10170012: 2020 ALTIMA; MIL ON WITH DTC P0742 IF YOU CONFIRM The MIL is ON and only DTC P0742 (TORQUE CONVERTER) is stored in the TCM. OR The MIL is ON and only DTC P0742 (TORQUE CONVERTER) and DTC P187E (T/M SYSTEM MALFUNCTION) ar…

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.