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Service bulletin 16594

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10002485
Published by NHTSA2003-09-04
Manufacturer's number16594
Manufacturer's date2003-02-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

NOISE FROM THE RIGHT HALFSHAFT SUPPORT BEARING. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING VIA THE QUICKER SERVICE FIX PROCESS. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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