Service bulletins for the 2003 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.
109 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB160067 | 2021-12-20. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Safety recall 05S27 - Rear door latch corrosion - requests for recall service action - built on or before 01/26/2005 |
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| 16-0067 | 2020-12-07. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. For 2000-2005 Focus vehicles built on or before 1/26/2005 Safety Recall 05S27 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where the rear door latches may experience corrosion in the pawl pivot area preventing proper engagement of the pawl into the catch. Initially, customers may experience difficulty closing the rear door that may eventually progress to a point where the rear door may not latch properly. If not latched properly, the door may open while driving. |
| TSB-14-0163 | 2015-07-31. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. 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 |
| TSB-14-0162 | 2015-07-31. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. FORD: REAR DOOR LATCHES ARE EXPERIENCING CORROSION IN PAWL PIVOT AREA THAT PREVENT PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF PAWL INTO CATCH, WHEN OPERATED IN AREAS CAUSING HIGH CORROSION. MODEL 2000-05 FOCUS. *PE |
| TSB-14-0148 | 2015-01-22. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, OPERATING FOR AN EXTENDED TIME IN HIGH CORROSION AREA, A SAFETY RECALL 05S27 WAS ISSUED, WHERE REAR DOOR LATCHES EXPERIENCE CORROSION IN PAWL PIVOT AREA PREVENTING PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF PAWL INTO CATCH. MODEL 2000-05 FOCUS. *PE |
| 06166 | 2007-02-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE - INSTALL SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS PRIOR TO REMOVING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT. *KB |
| 06116 | 2006-08-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE - INSTALL SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS PRIOR TO REMOVING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 0627 | 2006-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MANIFOLD OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELDS LOOSE/MISSING. *TT |
| 19026 | 2006-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MIRFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0316, P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, OR P0304 - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 19016 | 2006-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. REPLACE TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY DURING 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 19009 | 2006-02-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DTC P0316, P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303 AND/OR P0304 - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 05256 | 2006-01-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. MTX-75 PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. *TT |
| 05105 | 2005-12-08. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM. REAR BRAKE SQUEAL. *TT |
| 04147 | 2005-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SERVICE WIRING HARNESS REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES - SERVICE TIPS. *TT |
| 0581 | 2005-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DIFFICULT OR UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR. *TT |
| 18581 | 2005-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ERRATIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES AND/OR WARNING INDICATORS - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 18477 | 2005-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HARSH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT AND OR DTC P0705. *EH |
| 18463 | 2005-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. VENT LEAK. *EH |
| 18352 | 2005-05-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AIR BAG LIGHT IN WITH ALL OR ANY COMBINATION OF DTC B1881 B2434 B2438 AND OR C1947. *EH |
| 18321 | 2005-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HARSH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT AND OR DTC P0705. *EH |
| 042107 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT |
| 042410 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE. *TT |
| 04189 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT |
| 18273 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. A/C CONDENASTION LEAK. *EH |
| 042119 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. TRANSAXLE NOISE AT IDLE IN NEUTRAL WITH CLUTCH PEDAL RELEASED PREMATURE CLUTCH. *EH |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.