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Ford Focus 2000–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17298 · NHTSA communication 10004940 · issued Oct 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2000–2003
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Rear shock noise from the rear of the vehicle over bumps. *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.