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Service bulletin 14381

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 id618644
Published by NHTSA2001-04-18
Manufacturer's number14381
Manufacturer's date2000-09-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

NHTSA's summary

A HALFSHAFT BEARING NOISE (WHINE / MOAN, WHISTLING, HUMMING, DRUMMING OR RATTLING) FROM THE DRIVETRAIN WHICH APPEARS TO BE EMANATING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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

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