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Ford Focus 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16718 · NHTSA communication 10001955 · issued Mar 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

2.0l zetec engine may exhibit a rolling / rough idle shortly after a cold start. *tt *jb

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.