Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Ford Focus 2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 13383 · NHTSA communication 6092184 · issued Oct 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2000
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject regarding excessive power steering noise and fluid foaming inthe reservoir on initial engine start-up. *tt

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.