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Ford Focus 2000–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02182 · NHTSA communication 10008591 · issued Sep 16, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2002
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Trim-ignition lock cylinder difficult to turn, unable to remove sticking ignition key-ignition lock cylinder removal procedure. *mj

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.