# Service bulletin 15\-0034

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10057878
- Published by NHTSA: 2015\-07\-08
- Manufacturer's number: 15\-0034
- Manufacturer's date: 2015\-03\-13
- NHTSA component: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

FORD 2012\-2014 FOCUS: CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY HAVE INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE INDICATION LAMP WITH DIAGNOSTIC CODES P0420, P1450, P0452,P0456, P0460 OR P2196. \*LJ

## 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

Fuel system

## Trouble codes named

P0420, P0452, P0456, P0460, P1450, P2196

## Vehicles listed

- 2012 to 2014 FORD FOCUS

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2026338](/recalls/tc/2026338.md), 2026-07-14: Fuel System
- [26V369000](/recalls/nhtsa/26V369000.md), 2026-06-09: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER
- [2019338](/recalls/tc/2019338.md), 2019-07-08: Fuel System
- [19V515000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V515000.md), 2019-07-05: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
- [2018577](/recalls/tc/2018577.md), 2018-10-23: Fuel System
- [18V735000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V735000.md), 2018-10-22: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
- [2015176](/recalls/tc/2015176.md), 2015-04-28: Fuel System
- [15V005000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V005000.md), 2015-01-09: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- [2014375](/recalls/tc/2014375.md), 2014-09-04: Fuel System
- [14V525000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V525000.md), 2014-09-02: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [TSB160062](/bulletins/10205027.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. Inaccurate fuel gauge or distance to empty indication \- built on or before 01/21/2015
- [TSB160045](/bulletins/10205010.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE. 2.0L Ecoboost \- Fuel odor
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; AIR BAGS; STRUCTURE. 49 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications \- March 2016 Air bag warning light illuminated with diagnostic trouble code \(DTC\) B141B and/or B141C
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; AIR BAGS; ENGINE; STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 49 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications \- January 2016
- [16\-0045](/bulletins/10075275.md), 2016-06-22, Service bulletin: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. 2.0L ECOBOOST \- FUEL ODOR ISSUE Some 2013\-2016 Escape, 2015\-2016 MKC vehicles built on or before 12/15/2015, 2013\-2016 Fusion, MKZ, 2013\-2015 Explorer, 2013\-2014 Focus ST and Edge vehicles equipped with 2.0L EcoBoost engines may exhibit fuel odor originating from the positive crankcase ventilation \(PCV\) hose. SERVICE PROCEDURE 1. Is the vehicle a 2016 Escape or MKC? a. Yes \- check the vehicle build date. Was the vehicle built on or before 12/15/2015? \(1\) Yes \- proceed to Step 2. \(2\) No \- this article does not apply. b. No \- proceed to Step 2. 2. Inspect the PCV hose to make sure it is properly connected to the valve cover and the low pressure intake duct. a. For Escape and Focus ST vehicles remove the cowl panel grille to access the hose. Refer to Workshop Manual \(WSM\), Section 501\-02. b. For Edge vehicles remove the air cleaner outlet pipe to access the hose. Refer to WSM, Section 303\-12. 3. Does the PCV hose exhibit a fuel smell or was the hose disconnected? a. Yes \- replace hose and reassemble the vehicle. b. No \- Refer to WSM, Section 303\-13 for normal diagnosis.
- [TSB\-14\-0112](/bulletins/10056146.md), 2014-09-17, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. FORD: AN EARLY SHUT OFF REGARDING A SLOW FILLING OF FUEL OR FILLER FUEL NOZZLE. MODEL 2012\-2014 FOCUS. \*PE
- [TSB\-13\-12\-4](/bulletins/10054364.md), 2014-01-15, Service bulletin: ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. FORD: AN INACCURATE DISTANCE TO EMPTY OR INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE INDICATION, ON SOME VEHICLES, AND ALSO THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES \(DTC\) WITH ILLUMINATION OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MODEL 2012\-2014 FOCUS. \*PE
- [TSB\-12\-1\-7](/bulletins/10043323.md), 2012-03-13, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. 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

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