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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| 020901 | 2002-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ROUGH IDLE, LOW POWER AND / OR STALL AT IDLE, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 THROUGH P0304 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT |
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| 15848 | 2002-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUBJECT REGARDING AIR CONDITIONER ADD ON KITS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT |
| 15828 | 2002-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431. *TT |
| 15819 | 2002-12-02. Service bulletin. TIRES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 15 INCH FIRESTONE TIRES MAY EXHIBIT SIGNS OF DIAGNONAL WEAR OR CUPPING ON THE REAR TIRES. *TT |
| 15818 | 2002-12-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES BUILT 09/2001 THROUGH 11/2001 AND EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A FEAD BELT NOISE. *TT |
| 15816 | 2002-12-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO VEHICLE PULL OR DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE TRAVELING. *TT |
| 15782 | 2002-11-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DOOR LOCKS THAT MAY INADVERTENTLY LOCK ON THEIR OWN. *TT |
| 15766 | 2002-11-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CRANK / NO START, POOR IDLE, AND / OR LACK OF POWER, WITH CAMSHAFTS OUT OF TIME. *TT |
| 15993 | 2002-11-26. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME SVT BUILT PRIOR TO 3/27/2002 ARE EQUIPPED WITH FRONT SEAT BACK TRIM COVER AND FOAM PAD SEAT BACK WITH VELCRO TO RETAIN THE TRIM COVER UNDER THE SEAT. *TT |
| 15762 | 2002-11-08. Service bulletin. TIRES. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 15 INCH FIRESTONE TIRES MAY EXHIBIT SIGNS OF DIAGONAL WEAR OR CUPPING OF THE REAR TIRES. *TT |
| 15712 | 2002-11-07. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LOCKED REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AFTER MOVING THE REAR SEAT FROM THE FOLD DOWN POSITION TO THE SEATING POSITION. *TT |
| 15710 | 2002-11-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES WITH PROGRAMMABLE MODULES. *TT |
| 15733 | 2002-11-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING INTERIOR DOOR LOCK STRATEGY. *TT |
| 16086 | 2002-11-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT SELF-ACTIVATION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TT |
| 16043 | 2002-11-06. Service bulletin. TIRES. SOME VEHICLES WITH 15 INCH FIRESTONE TIRES MAY EXHIBIT SIGNS OF DIAGONAL WEAR OR CUPPING ON THE REAR TIRES. *TT |
| 16032 | 2002-11-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. INFORMATION ON NORTH AMERICAN BUILT VEHICLES WHICH WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH A PERIMETER / ACTIVE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM. *TT |
| 15402 | 2002-11-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. SUBJECT REGARDING NORTH AMERICAN FOCUS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ACTIVE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM. *TT |
| 16157 | 2002-11-06. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE AND 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0122, THROTTLE POSITION CIRCUIT LOW INPUT. *TT |
| 16098 | 2002-11-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VERTICAL CRACK IN THE OUTSIDE MIRROR GLASS WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF IMPACT, ESPECIALLY DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT |
| 16089 | 2002-11-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SOME WAGONS MAY EXHIBIT THE LIFTGATE NOT STAYING IN THE FULLY UPRIGHT POSITION IN COLD CLIMATES. *TT |
| 0291 | 2002-11-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.0L SPI ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0300 THROUGH P0304 STORED. *TT |
| 0245 | 2002-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. *TT |
| 0258 | 2002-11-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INOPERATIVE OR INACURRATE SPEEDOMETER, 4X4 LAMP ILLUMINATD, AND / OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1635 OR P1639. *TT |
| 0256 | 2002-11-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES PROPER PROCEDURES FOR PREPARATION OF SERVICE SHEET METAL PARTS COATED WITH ELECTRO DEPOSITION PRIMER (E-COAT). *TT |
| 0213 | 2002-11-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME 2001 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L SPI ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A PULSING OR TICKING NOISE ORIGINATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND / OR MAY HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0401 OR P0402 CODE. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.