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Service bulletin 01B85

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 id630546
Published by NHTSA2002-04-18
Manufacturer's number01B85
Manufacturer's date2001-12-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE

NHTSA's summary

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 01B85 REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE SURFACE CORROSION. *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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20022142002-11-15. Suspension
20002452000-10-25. Suspension

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
TSB-14-01632015-07-31. Service bulletin. FORD: DUE TO HIGH CORROSION AREAS, WHERE VEHICLES ARE OPERATED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS, LOWER CONTROL ARM (LCA) CAN SEPARATE FROM FORWARD ATTACHMENT OF SUBFRAME. MODEL 2001-04 ESCAPE. *PE
175912004-06-17. Service bulletin. DIAGONAL WEAR OR CUPPING ON THE REAR TIRES. *TT
172982004-01-21. Service bulletin. REAR SHOCK NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE OVER BUMPS. *TT
032022004-01-14. Service bulletin. FRONT END CREAKING, CRUNCHING, GRINDING AND/OR RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND/OR WHILE TURNING. *TT *MJ
169392003-11-04. Service bulletin. CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE OVER BUMPS. *TT
031352003-10-29. Service bulletin. REAR TIRE INNER EDGE WEAR. 2004 MODEL INCLUDED. *TT
031532003-10-10. Service bulletin. FRONT END CREAKING, CRUNCHING, GRINDING AND OR RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND/OR WHILE TURNING. *TT
168612003-09-16. Service bulletin. LIGHT RATTLING/CHUCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING OVER SMALL REPETITIVE BUMPS (WASHBOARD) AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 30 MPH. *TT
167782003-09-10. Service bulletin. FRONT END CREAKING, CRUNCHING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING. *TT
169122003-09-08. Service bulletin. CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OVER BUMPS. *TT