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Ford Focus 2002–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0581 · NHTSA communication 10017922 · issued Jun 7, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2002–2005
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Difficult or unable to shift into 5th gear. *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.