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Ford Focus 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14616 · NHTSA communication 618134 · issued Jan 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2000–2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built before 8/31/2000 may exhibit a squeak noise from the door check strap area while opening / closing. *tt

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.