Service bulletins for the 2002 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.
145 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 15642 | 2002-04-19. 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 |
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| 15639 | 2002-04-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL AND REVERSE. *TT |
| 01246 | 2002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TT |
| 15421 | 2002-04-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DIFFICULT TO TURN, UNABLE TO REMOVE, OR STICKING IGNITION KEY. *TT |
| 15419 | 2002-04-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE, MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ENGAGED IN REVERSE. *TT |
| 15403 | 2002-04-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN IN-DASH 6 DISC RADIO MAY EXHIBIT A SYSTEM CD ERROR E3 OR A STUCK DISC. *TT |
| 012101 | 2002-04-16. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. CONCERNS WITH HEADLAMP MOISTURE/CONDENSATION IN LENS ASSEMBLY. *TT |
| 15308 | 2002-04-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SOME VEHICLES BUILT AFTER 10/01/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A DIFFICULT TO TURN IGNITION KEY. *TT |
| 15558 | 2002-04-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION REGARDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2496 (PANIC FEATURE DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY). *YH |
| 15555 | 2002-04-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT ON DRIVER OR PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, AND /OR SOME SQUEAK/RATTLE FROM THE HINGE AREA. *YH |
| 15554 | 2002-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING NO START DUE TO A SEIZED CAMSHAFT. *YH |
| 15516 | 2002-04-11. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FACTORY POWER ROOF OPENING PANEL MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE OR INCOMPLETE TRAVEL OF THE ROOF PANEL. *TT |
| 15514 | 2002-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE, MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ENGAGED IN REVERSE. *TT |
| 15509 | 2002-04-11. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN EXTERIOR MIRROR THAT IS LOOSE OR SHAKES WHEN DRIVING. *TT |
| 0214 | 2002-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ENGINE ASSEMBLIES WITH ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS REPAIRED IN-VEHILE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO LEAK COOLANT AND/OR OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA. *TT |
| 01205 | 2002-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VACUUM OR AIR LEAKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND / OR ENGINE SYSTEM CAUSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171 AND OR P0174. *TT |
| 01183 | 2001-11-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR LIFTGATE SPOILER REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION.*JB |
| 01157 | 2001-10-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *SLC |
| 01156 | 2001-10-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC |
| 14381 | 2001-04-18. 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 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.