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Ford Focus 2000–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB160067 · NHTSA communication 10205032 · issued Jan 26, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2000–2005
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Safety recall 05S27 - Rear door latch corrosion - requests for recall service action - built on or before 01/26/2005

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.