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Service bulletin TSB-12-1-7

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 id10043323
Published by NHTSA2012-03-13
Manufacturer's numberTSB-12-1-7
Manufacturer's date2012-01-16
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

FORD: IN THE MESSAGE CENTER, ON SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, THERE ARE DARK HORIZONTAL LINES SHOWING IN INSTRUMENT PANEL AND/OR MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY ERRATIC GAUGE OR STICKING, INTERMITTENTLY. *PE

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Fuel system, Instrument cluster

Vehicles listed
FORD FOCUS2012

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
16-00622020-12-07. Service bulletin. Some 2012-2015 Focus vehicles may exhibit inaccurate fuel gauge indication and/or inaccurate distance to empty. The vehicle may also exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0420, P1450, P0443, P0452, P0456, P0460 and/or P2196.
SSM 471302018-05-21. Service bulletin. Some 2012-2018 Focus Electric, 2013-2017 C-Max Energi, and 2013-2018 Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) may exhibit the high voltage (HV) battery failing to charge while connected to the Delphi 120 volt electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) charge cord. To identify a Delphi EVSE the coupler on the EVSE that connects to the vehicle charge port is solid black. For information on the Delphi EVSE indicator status used for diagnostics, reference High Voltage Battery > Charging the High Voltage Battery in the Owners Guide for a 2018 Fusion Energi. Reference the Convenience Cord Light Emitting Diode (LED) Indicators chart. The Workshop Manual (WSM) is scheduled to be revised at a later date.
ASI-443972014-06-25. Service bulletin. FORD: A MESSAGE APPEARING IN INSTRUMENT PANEL, STOP SAFELY NOW, OR WRENCH LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE, DUE TO ISOLATION FAULT OF EV BATTERY SYSTEM. MODEL 2012-2014 FOCUS ELECTRIC. *PE
TSB-13-6-272013-09-26. Service bulletin. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS TO OPERATE AND POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPROGRAM TO LATEST CALIBRATION. MODEL 2011-2012 FOCUS. *PE