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Ford Fiesta 2011–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-14-0047 · NHTSA communication 10055320 · issued Mar 11, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2011–2014
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: when taking off from a stop, using light acceleration, the automatic transmission would exhibit an intermittent transmission shudder and may or may not be leaking transmission fluid from clutch housing. Model 2011-2014 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.