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Ford Fiesta 2011–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 44852 · NHTSA communication 10057815 · issued Jan 9, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2011–2015
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: 2011-2015 ford fiesta and 2012-2014 ford focus vehicles equipped with a dps6 transmission when using solvents to clean the dps6 transmission bell housing and clutch, should avoid input shaft seal exposure to solvent. *ta

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.