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Ford Focus 2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-08-9-3 · NHTSA communication 10026384 · issued Oct 23, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2008
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: mil on dtc p0128/ delayed 3-4 upshift/improved hill hold. Built on or before 4/18/08. Vehicles may exhibit a delayed 3-4 upshift/malfunction indicator lamp. *pe

Vehicles covered

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.