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Ford Focus 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15102 · NHTSA communication 621114 · issued Jul 1, 2001

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

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with 2.0l zetec engine and mtx-75 manual transaxle may exhibit a gear rattle or neutral gear roll over noise from the transaxle at idle, in neutral, with the clutch pedal up (engaged). *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.