P200A: owner reports and bulletins
Got P200A on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
24 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P200A, 23 of them since 2015, across 10 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| HYUNDAI SONATA | 7 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| KIA SORENTO | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| KIA OPTIMA | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name P200A
41 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P200A, from 4 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- RAM 1500 (2021), bulletin 10190703: Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further inves…
- JEEP WRANGLER (2020), bulletin 10198450: Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further inves…
- HYUNDAI SONATA (2015, 2016), bulletin 10076003: Service Campaign TZ3 2015-16 Sonata 2.4L ECM Update DTC P200A & P0605 (TSB# 16-01-004-1) Hyundai Motor America has added additional vehicles to Service Campaign TZ3. Service Campaign TZ3 provides a procedure to update th…
- JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (2014), bulletin 10137010: Flash: MIL Illumination - Diagnostic and System Improvements This bulletin involves selectively erasing and reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with new software. Some customers may experience a condition t…
- KIA SORENTO (2011, 2012, 2013), bulletin 10109701: TSB: VCMA DIAGNOSIS - MIL ON WITH DTC P200A - This bulletin provides information for some 2011-2013MY Sorento (XMa) vehicles, equipped with a 3.5L MPI engine, which may exhibit a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) with DTC…
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.