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Ford Fiesta 2011–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-14-0021 · NHTSA communication 10055017 · issued Jan 29, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2014
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: due to snow entering through cowl top area and melting, allowing the water to enter blower motor and when its below freeze overnight, refreezes, causing a lack of heat resulting from frozen blower motor. Model 2011-2014 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.