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Ford Fiesta 2010–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin ASI-44283 · NHTSA communication 10054548 · issued Nov 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010–2013
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: during cold ambient temperatures, and at light acceleration or coasting, a grinding, scraping noise is heard, between 20-50 mph. Model 2012-2013 fiesta, focus. *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.