Ford Focus 2000–2004 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17804 · NHTSA communication 10008565 · issued May 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Power Train

component

2000–2004

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Grinding when shifting into third gear. *tt

Vehicles covered

2000 Ford Focus
2001 Ford Focus
2002 Ford Focus
2003 Ford Focus
2004 Ford Focus

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.