P26A6: 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

7 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P26A6, 7 of them since 2015, across 2 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
SUBARU FORESTER52019, 2020

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P26A6

1 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P26A6, from 1 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • RAM 1500 (2022, 2023), bulletin 11001237: "Broken Internal Coolant Valve Gear **Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs):** P26A3 - Eng…

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.