Ford Focus 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB160076 · NHTSA communication 10205041 · issued Apr 26, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Crunching or creaking type noise from front of vehicle - low speed turns and bumps
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.