P2291: 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

4 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P2291, 4 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: fuel system, diesel.

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P2291

1 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P2291, from 1 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD TRANSIT (2015, 2016), bulletin 10091221: SOME 2015-2016 TRANSIT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.2L DIESEL ENGINE WITH LESS THAN 10,500 KM (6,500 MILES) AND BUILT ON 5/11/2015 AND THROUGH 2/8/2016 MAY EXHIBIT A CRANK NO START CONDITION AND/OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LA…

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.