A tire pressure sensor made for a different application is fitted
What it means
B106A. A tire pressure sensor made for a different application is fitted. The tire pressure monitor will not train the sensor and the warning stays on.
Findings, check these first
- Incorrect tire pressure sensor type installed
- Sensor from a low pressure application on a heavy duty vehicle
- Sensor from a heavy duty vehicle on a low pressure application
- Damaged or unprogrammed sensor
- Faulty smart junction box
Standard procedure
- Confirm the code and check which sensors are fitted
- Match the sensor color and type to the vehicle application
- Train the correct sensors with the proper procedure
- Replace any incorrect or damaged sensor
- Retest the tire pressure monitor after training
Code lookup
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Sources and review
Review: checked against the recorded source material.
- B106A FORD: Code Meaning, Causes, Symptoms, & Tech Notes | Engine-Codes.com
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Supports: code identity, Ford meaning and possible causes
Fetched directly. Ford title, meaning and causes match the catalog record. Model and year fitment remain curator claims.
- B106A FORD Pressure Sensor Range Bit Incorrect State | AutoCodes.com
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Supports: corroboration of Ford meaning and causes
Same Ford text as the engine-codes page (both sites share one publisher).
Last updated 2026-09-26.
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