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Ford Focus 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14922 · NHTSA communication 620224 · issued May 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some vehicles the power steering pump pulley may cause vehicles to exhibit a belt squeak or chirp on start-up, usually on cold and / or damp days. *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.