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P0430 on Ford Vehicles

The bank 2 converter on a V6, V8 or split-exhaust engine isn't cleaning the exhaust well enough. P0430 →

15Complaints mentioning the code
#2Rank among 10 brands
0.6%Share of Ford DTC complaints

In NHTSA owner complaints we analyzed for Ford, P0430 was mentioned 15 times.

Notes by brand

Ford V8 trucks and SUVs, notably the 5.4L three-valve in the F-150 and Expedition, are known for broken exhaust manifold studs; the resulting leak ticks at cold start and can skew the downstream O2 reading. On Ford V8s, bank 1 is the passenger side.

Most mentioned models

Ford Explorer4
Ford F-150 SUPER CREW4
Ford F-150 REGULAR CAB2
Ford F-150 SUPERCAB DIESEL2
Ford Expedition El1
Ford F-150 SUPERCAB1

Model years mentioned

Model years mentioned – Ford P0430211212113114115418419
2011: 2 · 2012: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2019: 4

Components named in these complaints

  • Engine (9)
  • Fuel/propulsion System (5)
  • Power Train (2)
  • Engine And Engine Cooling (2)
  • Fuel System (1)

Often appears together with

Possible causes

  1. Bank 2 catalytic converter aged, poisoned or internally damaged40%
  2. Exhaust manifold leak on bank 2: cracked manifold, broken studs or blown gasket20%
  3. Bank 2 rear O2 sensor slow or contaminated15%
  4. Misfire or leaking injector on a bank 2 cylinder that overheated the converter12%

P0430: Diagnosis step by step →

Related codes

Source: NHTSA Complaints API (US government open data), analyzed by DTC mention.