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Service bulletins for the 2001 Ford Focus

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.

180 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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140912001-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (4WABS) LAMP ON AFTER SYSTEM SERVICE AND AFTER CLEARING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC). *TT
139682001-07-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIFFICULTY TURNING IGNITION KEY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER (ILC). *TT
138822001-07-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FREEZE OF THE PID DATA DURING FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (4WABS) ACTIVATION. THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION SINCE THE 4WABS MODULE DOES NOT PROVIDE DATA LINK COMMUNICATION DURING 4WABS ACTIVATION. *TT
149222001-07-20. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. ON SOME VEHICLES THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY MAY CAUSE VEHICLES TO EXHIBIT A BELT SQUEAK OR CHIRP ON START-UP, USUALLY ON COLD AND / OR DAMP DAYS. *TT
148752001-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICES EQUIPPED WITH MTX-75 MANUAL TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A GEAR RATTLE IN NEUTRAL / NEUTRAL GEAR ROLLOVER NOISE. *TT
147522001-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. EXHIBITING AN IGNITION KEY THAT IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WILL ROTATE. *TT
147472001-06-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1233, P1235, P1237 (FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE). *TT
014132001-05-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300 THROUGH P0304 STORED IN MEMORY SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.0L SPI ENGINE. *TT
01472001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT
148462001-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.0L SPI ENGINE ONLY, MAY EXHIBITA BURNING OIL SMELL NOTED FROM OUTSIDE OR FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TT
147992001-05-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME 2000 - 2001 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT SELF-ACTIVATION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TT
148422001-05-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. INFORMATION ON THE REMOVAL / INSTALLATION OF FUEL LINE FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE. *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
146942001-05-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RED AND / OR AMBER BRAKE WARNING LAMP(S) ON WITHOUT SETTING A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE(S) (DTC'S). *TT
146932001-05-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ABS / ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1937 OR THE STABILITY ASSIST SYSTEM ACTIVE / FAIL LAMP FLASHING. *TT
143812001-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. A HALFSHAFT BEARING NOISE (WHINE / MOAN, WHISTLING, HUMMING, DRUMMING OR RATTLING) FROM THE DRIVETRAIN WHICH APPEARS TO BE EMANATING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *JB
146162001-04-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 8/31/2000 MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE DOOR CHECK STRAP AREA WHILE OPENING / CLOSING. *TT
011132001-04-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 1/9/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ALONG WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0118 STORED IN MEMORY WITH NO DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS. *TT
145722001-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.0L SPI ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0301, P0302, P0303, AND P0304 (MISFIRE CYL). *TT
145652001-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERMARKET REMOTE START SYSTEM MAY EXHIBIT A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0460 IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *TT
145532001-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. EXHIBITING DIFFICULTY TURNING IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *JB
146292001-04-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING AUTOLOCK ENABLE/DISABLE PROCEDURE. *JB
145432001-03-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L SPI ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0118. *TT
145122001-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT RADIO INOPERATIVE / RADIO INTERMITTENT OPERATION. *TT
145272001-03-13. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE MTX-75 TRANSMISSION SHIFT ALIGNER TOOL. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.