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Ford Fiesta 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-13-5-12 · NHTSA communication 10052774 · issued May 10, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: on some vehicles, when coasting between 50-20mph (80-32km/h), a scraping or grinding noise can be heard during cold ambient temperature. Model 2012-2013 fiesta. *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.