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Ford Focus 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin ASI-32331 · NHTSA communication 10053657 · issued Nov 13, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: there are some concerns, on some vehicles, where no crank, no start, hard start, intermittent start, noise during start and/or various other transmission issues in drive or reverse, no engagement when shifting from park, delayed or intermittent engagement. Models 2012-2013 focus. *pe

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.