Service bulletin SSM 46207

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10095994
Published by NHTSA	2017-03-20
Manufacturer's number	SSM 46207
Manufacturer's date	2016-11-15
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

SOME 2013-2017 FOCUS 4-DOOR SEDANS HAVE A SINGLE DAMPENER ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, ADJACENT TO THE LIFTING COIL SPRING, TO SLOW THE OPERATION OF THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT DECK LID WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT DECK LID IS HELD OPEN ONLY BY THE COIL SPRINGS CONNECTED TO THE HINGES. THE DAMPENER IS NOT CHARGED WITH GAS TO SUPPORT THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT LID LIKE THE 5 DOOR HATCHBACK LIFT CYLINDERS. REFER TO THE UPDATED WORKSHOP MANUAL SECTION 501-03 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. IT IS NORMAL FOR THE DAMPENER TO COMPRESS EASILY WHEN REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE, UNLIKE THE HATCHBACK LIFT SUPPORT CYLINDERS.

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD FOCUS	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2017039	2017-01-25. Structure
17V052000	2017-01-24. STRUCTURE:BODY
16V698000	2016-09-28. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
2016475	2016-09-27. Structure
2016432	2016-09-06. Structure
2013075	2013-03-06. Structure

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

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