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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| 17278 | 2004-01-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR, FRONT BRAKE CREEP/GROAN NOISE, FRONT BRAKE DUST AND/OR ROTOR WEAR. *TT |
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| 03202 | 2004-01-14. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. FRONT END CREAKING, CRUNCHING, GRINDING AND/OR RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND/OR WHILE TURNING. *TT *MJ |
| 03182 | 2003-11-15. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. WATER IN CLIMATE CONTROL HEATER BLOWER MOTOR CASE, WHICH CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INOPERABLE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER, BLOWER MOTOR, OR A BLOWN BLOWER MOTOR FUSE. *TT |
| 03181 | 2003-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT |
| 16970 | 2003-11-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. HARSH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT WITH POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0705 (TR CIRCUIT FAILURE). *TT |
| 16956 | 2003-11-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. NOISE FROM RIGHT HALFSHAFT SUPPORT BEARING. *TT |
| 16939 | 2003-11-04. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE OVER BUMPS. *TT |
| 03148 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT |
| 03135 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. REAR TIRE INNER EDGE WEAR. 2004 MODEL INCLUDED. *TT |
| 031511 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INTERMEDIATE AXLE SHAFT BEARING REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 03153 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. FRONT END CREAKING, CRUNCHING, GRINDING AND OR RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND/OR WHILE TURNING. *TT |
| 03152 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0402 AND/OR P0403 OR RUNS ROUGH IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TT |
| 17059 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. HOOD RELEASE CABLE BREAKING/BINDING IN COLD WEATHER. *TT |
| 0398 | 2003-09-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT |
| 16861 | 2003-09-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. LIGHT RATTLING/CHUCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING OVER SMALL REPETITIVE BUMPS (WASHBOARD) AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 30 MPH. *TT |
| 16778 | 2003-09-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. FRONT END CREAKING, CRUNCHING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING. *TT |
| 16746 | 2003-09-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE SPEED, RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0171. *TT |
| 16912 | 2003-09-08. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OVER BUMPS. *TT |
| 16888 | 2003-09-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SQUEAK AND RATTLE CONDITION FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TT |
| 16881 | 2003-09-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0460 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT |
| 16878 | 2003-09-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. COOLANT LEAK FROM A CRACKED COOLANT DEGAS BOTTLE. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *TT |
| 030301 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ELECTRICAL - HORN INOPERATIVE - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L ENGINE ONLY. *TT |
| 16594 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. NOISE FROM THE RIGHT HALFSHAFT SUPPORT BEARING. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING VIA THE QUICKER SERVICE FIX PROCESS. *TT |
| 0331 | 2003-09-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. INOPERATIVE HORN CONDITION. *TT |
| 0322 | 2003-09-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. STREAMLINED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0401, P0402, P1400 OR P1401, OR RUNS ROUGH, LACKS POWER, SURGE, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, AND THE ABOVE LISTED DTCS WITHOUT MIL. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.