Third-party status
UnknownNon-HP chips blocked on recent firmware; one owner names 20260622
Compatible 215A toner with a non-HP chip is being blocked on current M183fw firmware: owners reported it in 2024, 2025 and again in 2026. HP has not published which firmware started it, so the status stays Unknown.
What to do now
- Use remanufactured 215A cartridges that reuse an original HP chip. HP says reused HP chips are not affected by dynamic security.[7]Ask the seller whether the chip is a reused HP chip before you buy.
- Turn off automatic updates. The r/printers owner found it in the printer's web page under System > Administration > Printer Updates > Install updates automatically.[3]This keeps a working setup from changing. It does not undo a block that already happened.
What to buy instead
- Genuine HP 215A. Always accepted.
- Remanufactured 215A with a reused HP chip. Check the chip is reused HP.
- Account required
- No
- Cartridges
- HP 215A toner (W2310A-W2313A) in the Americas and Asia Pacific; HP 216A in Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Blocking firmware
- None reported
- Last checked
Also applies to: Color LaserJet Pro MFP M182n and M182nw (same 215A/216A toner and same M182-M185 firmware family)
Third-party and remanufactured cartridges
- HP's own support page lists 215A (W2310A black, W2311A cyan, W2312A yellow, W2313A magenta) for the M182n, M182nw and M183fw in North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific, and 216A in Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Africa.[1]
- In August 2024 an M183fw owner on firmware 20240321 reported 'Indicated cartridges blocked for containing non-HP chip', even with Cartridge Protection turned off. An HP forum moderator pointed to HP's list of dynamic security printers.[2]
- An r/printers owner wrote that a compatible 215A black cartridge 'died overnight' on firmware 20260622. The printer reported dynamicSecurityCheckFailed and logged event 10.4600 'Non-HP Chip Detected', while older firmware had only logged an informational 10.3100 'Non-HP Black Cartridge' and kept printing.[3]
- The same owner said Cartridge Policy and Cartridge Protection were both already off, and the block happened anyway. Dynamic security is a separate check with no on/off switch.[3]
HP account, HP+ and Instant Ink
- The M183fw is not an HP+ printer; HP lists HP+ only for 'e' models. No HP account is needed to print.[4]
Firmware that blocked cartridges
- One owner names 20260622 as the firmware that blocked a clone-chip 215A cartridge. We found no HP release note that confirms this, so it is not in our firmware list.[3]
- The block is older than 2026: an owner on firmware 20240321 reported it in August 2024.[2]
- In October 2025 an HP employee on HP's forum said HP does not support downgrading firmware on the M183fw.[5]
- An HP-hosted file for firmware 20220729 for the M182-M185 series is linked from a 2023 blog post. The r/printers owner says the file named 20200612 that circulates is for the M280/M281 family, not this printer.[6][3]
To see your version, print a printer status report or open the printer's web page. Compare it with the firmware list.
Workarounds that sources back up
- Use remanufactured 215A cartridges that reuse an original HP chip. HP says reused HP chips are not affected by dynamic security.[7] Ask the seller whether the chip is a reused HP chip before you buy.
- Turn off automatic updates. The r/printers owner found it in the printer's web page under System > Administration > Printer Updates > Install updates automatically.[3] This keeps a working setup from changing. It does not undo a block that already happened.
What does not reliably work
- Turning Cartridge Policy or Cartridge Protection off does not stop the dynamic security block, according to two owners.[2][3]
- Firmware downgrade: one owner says setting Allow Downgrade to Yes on the control panel and installing 20220729 made the clone cartridge print again. HP does not support downgrades and we do not call it safe.[3][5]
What to buy instead
- Genuine HP 215A. Always accepted. Shop
- Remanufactured 215A with a reused HP chip. Check the chip is reused HP. Shop
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What we could not verify
- Whether HP firmware 20260622 is the release that started blocking, or just the version that owner had installed.
- Exactly when HP started blocking clone-chip 215A cartridges on the M182-M185 family.
- Whether a downgrade still works if HP has since removed the Allow Downgrade option on newer firmware.
- The post date of the r/printers report (we record the date we read it).
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Sources
- HP Support: Color LaserJet Pro MFP M182-M183 printers, replacing toner cartridges (read Nov 11, 2026)
- HP Support Community: m183fw not allowing non-HP chip cartridges (published Aug 19, 2024)
- r/printers: HP LaserJet firmware downgrade to allow third-party toner to work again (M183fw) (read Nov 11, 2026)
- HP+ frequently asked questions (read Nov 11, 2026)
- HP Support Community: old firmware for HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M183fw (published Oct 24, 2025)
- grufo blog (German): HP firmware blocks non-HP toner chips (published May 16, 2023)
- HP: Dynamic Security enabled printers (read Nov 11, 2026)