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Ford Focus 2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8216 · NHTSA communication 612416 · issued Feb 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

A stall or run rough condition while slowing to a stop on some vehicles equipped with 2.0l zetec 4v engine and wth manual transmission only. *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.