P2450: 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 P2450, 6 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
FORD F-15042015, 2017, 2018

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P2450

5 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P2450, from 3 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID (2017, 2019), bulletin 10168790: Some 20132017 C-MAX Energi, 20172018 C-MAX Hybrid, 20132020 Fusion Energi and 2017-2020 Fusion/MKZ Hybrid vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with any of the following diagnostic troub…
  • FORD C-MAX ENERGI (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), bulletin 10168790: Some 20132017 C-MAX Energi, 20172018 C-MAX Hybrid, 20132020 Fusion Energi and 2017-2020 Fusion/MKZ Hybrid vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with any of the following diagnostic troub…
  • FORD F-150 (2018), bulletin 10144917: Some 2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.3L Duratec/3.5L EcoBoost/5.0L built on or before 23-Jul-2018 at Dearborn Truck Plant or 31-Jul-2018 at Kansas City Assembly Plant may exhibit an illuminated MIL with DTC P2450 a…
  • LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), bulletin 10101264: "ISSUE: THE ENGINE MIL IS ILLUMINATED AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DTC'S ARE SET: P2401-00, P2402-00, P2404-29, P2404- 2F, P2405-00, P2406-00, P240A-00, P240B-00, P240C- 00, P2450-00 OR P2451-00 CAUSE: IF NO FAULT IS FOUND O…

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.