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Ford Focus 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 47688 · NHTSA communication 10152482 · issued Nov 27, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

2016-2018 Focus RS vehicles with 2.3L EcoBoost engine, may experience a momentary soft or long brake pedal in cold/wet/damp weather after extended driving conditions. Reprogram the ABS module using the latest software level of the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. For claiming, use causal part 2C219 and applicable labor operations in Section 02 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.

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.