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Ford Focus SVT 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 030404 · NHTSA communication 10002518 · issued Feb 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Rough, rolling, or high idle or stall - mainly after cold start, engine - intake separation at rubber boots - svt models only. *tt

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.