Ford Focus 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 46068 · NHTSA communication 10109062 · issued Sep 15, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some Focus Vehicles built on or after 21-Jul-2016 thru 15-Sep-2016 equipped with the DPS6 Transmission exhibiting concerns of shift quality may have an incorrectly aligned clutch actuator spring retainer (7515). While performing transmission or clutch repair on vehicles within these date ranges please Refer to Works Shop Manual (WSM) 307-01A Removal and Installation, Clutch Actuator for proper installation and alignment of these Spring Retainers.
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.