Ford Focus 2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13915 · NHTSA communication 620284 · issued Mar 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with 2.0l 2v spi engines only, may exhibit a hot soak restart stall or hesitation upon restart after short hot soak (15 - 30 minutes). Winter grade fuel may compound the severity of the condition. The condition may typically occur when outside ambient is above 60 degrees. *tt
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.