Ford Focus 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-16-0083 · NHTSA communication 10078968 · issued May 18, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2016 focus se vehicles may exhibit a thumping, tapping and/or buzz noise from the footwell area at speeds above 64 km/h (40 mph) and built on or before 4/11/2016. The noise may be caused by the forward edge of the underbody acoustic shield contacting the body.
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.