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Ford Focus 2008–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-08-22-2 · NHTSA communication 10027912 · issued Feb 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2008–2009
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: vehicles may exhibit a malfunction indicator light (mil) on with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0456 (very small evaporative emission system leak detected; very small leak 0.020" (0.51 mm) diameter). *pe

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.