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Ford Focus 2000–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15819 · NHTSA communication 637554 · issued Apr 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2000–2002
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with 15 inch firestone tires may exhibit signs of diagnonal wear or cupping on the rear tires. *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.