P228D: 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

12 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P228D, 12 of them since 2015, across 4 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
CHEVROLET EQUINOX62010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020
CHEVROLET MALIBU32013

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P228D

32 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P228D, from 7 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • PACCAR MX-13 (2013), bulletin 10195265: PACCAR MX-13 EPA 2013 Engine Unit Pump Failures. Peterbilt Motors Company has determined that vehicles built between March 03, 2014 and December 23, 2014 and manufactured with PACCAR MX-13 EPA 2013 engines, may have been…
  • CADILLAC CTS (2017), bulletin 10113333: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have Diagnostic Trouble Code P228D. Technician should replace the Fuel Rail Pressure sensor not the High Pressure Pump…
  • CHEVROLET CAMARO (2017), bulletin 10113333: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have Diagnostic Trouble Code P228D. Technician should replace the Fuel Rail Pressure sensor not the High Pressure Pump…
  • GMC SIERRA (2017), bulletin 10113333: This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have Diagnostic Trouble Code P228D. Technician should replace the Fuel Rail Pressure sensor not the High Pressure Pump…
  • GMC SIERRA DENALI (2017), bulletin 10113414: This Preliminary information communicatesvehicle may come in with DTC P228D (Fuel Pressure Regulator Control Performance - High Pressure) set current or history. A fault with the fuel rail pressure sensor.Do not replace …
  • CADILLAC XT5 (2016, 2017), bulletin 10130675: 16029 - Service Update. The high pressure fuel pump or fuel rail fastener(s) may have been improperly tightened during manufacturing. Fuel could leak from the fuel pump or fuel rail causing the vehicle to go into reduced…

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.