Ford Focus 2002–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0481 · NHTSA communication 10008250 · issued Jun 28, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002–2004
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Clunking or rattle noise in the transaxle, mainly at idle in neutral, with clutch pedal released. *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.