U0131: owner reports and bulletins

Network / communication. 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

27 complaints filed with NHTSA mention U0131, 27 of them since 2015, across 18 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: steering.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
GMC SIERRA 150042014, 2022, 2023, 2025
FORD EXPLORER32013, 2016, 2017

Manufacturer service bulletins that name U0131

58 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention U0131, from 10 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • JEEP GLADIATOR (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), bulletin 10243178: U0131-00-LOST COMMUNICATION WITH POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE ?A?. Service Electric Power Steering Message On Cluster.
  • FORD F-150 (2024), bulletin 10254172: Some 2024 F-150 non-Lightning vehicles equipped with minor feature codes C2BAW and FDDAA may exhibit an intermittent Trailer Brake System Fault See Manual message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC), inoperative traile…
  • JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (2021, 2023, 2022), bulletin 10231734: Check Engine Lamp On. Warning Messages In The Cluster. U0131 Lost Communication With Power Steering Control Module Set.
  • RAM 1500 (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), bulletin 10243138: EPS And Other CAN C Modules Offline, U0001-00, U0002-00, and U0131-00 Can C Bus Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs).
  • JEEP WRANGLER (2021, 2022), bulletin 10212315: Loss of power steering assist. U0131 Lost Communication With Electric Power Steering Control Module
  • CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (2019, 2020), bulletin 10176304: This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the engine wiring harness shorting at the left front cylinder head causing any of the following issues: -IPC gauges sweeping while driving -Several IPC warning mess…

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.