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Ford Focus 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46280 · NHTSA communication 10094642 · issued Dec 22, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

2017 focus has the incorrect refrigerant listed in the workshop manual(wsm), it shows r134a. The owners guide is correct for all except for the focus st supplement. The orange label on the radiator support is also correct. All current 2017 model year focus vehicles utilize the 1234yf refrigerant. Corrections have been submitted to all for next publications.

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.