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Service bulletin 17572

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 id10008135
Published by NHTSA2004-07-23
Manufacturer's number17572
Manufacturer's date2004-02-01
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK

NHTSA's summary

DELAYED DISABLING OF THE REAR LIFTGATE EXTERNAL OPENING SWITCH AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS - SERVICE TIPS. *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

Latches and locks

Vehicles listed
FORD FOCUS2004

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
05V0300002005-02-01. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB1600672021-12-20. Service bulletin. Safety recall 05S27 - Rear door latch corrosion - requests for recall service action - built on or before 01/26/2005
16-00672020-12-07. Service bulletin. For 2000-2005 Focus vehicles built on or before 1/26/2005 Safety Recall 05S27 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where the rear door latches may experience corrosion in the pawl pivot area preventing proper engagement of the pawl into the catch. Initially, customers may experience difficulty closing the rear door that may eventually progress to a point where the rear door may not latch properly. If not latched properly, the door may open while driving.
TSB-14-01622015-07-31. Service bulletin. FORD: REAR DOOR LATCHES ARE EXPERIENCING CORROSION IN PAWL PIVOT AREA THAT PREVENT PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF PAWL INTO CATCH, WHEN OPERATED IN AREAS CAUSING HIGH CORROSION. MODEL 2000-05 FOCUS. *PE
TSB-14-01482015-01-22. Service bulletin. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, OPERATING FOR AN EXTENDED TIME IN HIGH CORROSION AREA, A SAFETY RECALL 05S27 WAS ISSUED, WHERE REAR DOOR LATCHES EXPERIENCE CORROSION IN PAWL PIVOT AREA PREVENTING PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF PAWL INTO CATCH. MODEL 2000-05 FOCUS. *PE