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Ford Fiesta 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 45941 · NHTSA communication 10091429 · issued Jul 19, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2011–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

2011-2016 fiesta and 2012-2016 focus with dps6 transmission have a new clutch available. This change affects tcm/pcm calibrations. 2011-2013 fiesta calibrations have not yet been released, continue to service with bv6z-7b546-f clutch, perform any reprogramming with ids release 101.01 only. 2014-2016 fiesta vehicles continue to use fa6z-7b546-a clutch and are not affected by calibration. 2012-2016 focus can use clutch f1fz-7b546-b following tsb 15-0120 and fsa 14m01 and calibrations released with ids 101.02. Workshop manuals have been updated to include a repair validation code (rvc) in diagnos

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.