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Ford Focus 2000–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 03182 · NHTSA communication 10004028 · issued Sep 15, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2000–2003
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Water in climate control heater blower motor case, which can be associated with an inoperable heater blower motor resister, blower motor, or a blown blower motor fuse. *tt

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.