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Service bulletin 16878

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 id10002596
Published by NHTSA2003-09-08
Manufacturer's number16878
Manufacturer's date2003-06-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

COOLANT LEAK FROM A CRACKED COOLANT DEGAS BOTTLE. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *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

Engine, Cooling system

Vehicles listed
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
162872005-04-07. Service bulletin. DISCOLORATION OF THE YELLOW-COLORED, EXTENDED-LIFE, FACTORY-FILL COOLANT. *TT
171262003-11-17. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1285 AND/OR P1299 (CYLINDER HEAD OVER TEMPERATURE), AN ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERING HOT, OR AIR CONDITIONING INOPERATIVE. *TT