Ford Focus 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 45910 · NHTSA communication 10091224 · issued Jul 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
2016 focus rs intercooler plate which partially covers the intercooler area is necessary for the vehicle. Do not remove this plate it is required for robust durable function of the vehicle. Removal may cause water ingestion from normal condensation and result is engine damage.
Vehicles covered
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.