U2011: 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

12 complaints filed with NHTSA mention U2011, 12 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: steering.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
FORD FUSION62010, 2011, 2012
FORD EXPLORER52012, 2014, 2015

Manufacturer service bulletins that name U2011

2 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention U2011, from 1 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • FORD TRANSIT CONNECT (2019), bulletin 10155564: Some 2019 Transit Connect vehicles built on or after 28-May-2018 may experience a lack of power steering assist or a power steering fault message in the message center. It is important to avoid cycling the ignition switc…

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.