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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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Bulletins, newest first
031822003-11-15. 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
031812003-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
169782003-11-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) B1932 (AIR BAG DRIVER CIRCUIT OPEN) OR B2232 (AIR BAG DRIVER CIRCUIT OPEN - LOOP #2). *TT
169702003-11-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. HARSH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT WITH POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0705 (TR CIRCUIT FAILURE). *TT
169562003-11-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. NOISE FROM RIGHT HALFSHAFT SUPPORT BEARING. *TT
031482003-10-29. 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
031452003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME PZEV (PARTIAL ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE) VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT LONG CRANK TIME, ROUGH RUNNING COLD OR INCORRECT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DISPLAYED AND LONG 2-3 UPSHIFTS DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
031352003-10-29. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. REAR TIRE INNER EDGE WEAR. 2004 MODEL INCLUDED. *TT
0315112003-10-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INTERMEDIATE AXLE SHAFT BEARING REPLACEMENT. *TT
031532003-10-10. 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
031522003-10-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0402 AND/OR P0403 OR RUNS ROUGH IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TT
170622003-10-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS DUE TO LOOSE SHIFT CABLES. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *TT
170592003-10-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. HOOD RELEASE CABLE BREAKING/BINDING IN COLD WEATHER. *TT
03982003-09-17. 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
168612003-09-16. 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
167962003-09-10. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. INTERMITTENT WIPERS INOPERATIVE. *TT
167852003-09-10. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS. CONDENSATION AND/OR WATER ACCUMULATION WITHIN THE FOG LAMP ASSEMBLY. *TT
167782003-09-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. FRONT END CREAKING, CRUNCHING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING. *TT
167392003-09-09. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATED CONDITION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) B1881, B2434, B2438, AND C1947. *TT
167882003-09-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). VEHICLES WITH THE CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN) MAY EXHIBIT A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) NON-COMMUNICATION EVENT, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN UNNECESSARY PCM REPLACEMENT USING NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2003 SUPER DUTY. *TT
169262003-09-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. STABILITY ASSIST (ADVANCETRAC/IVD) SYSTEMS MAY NOT BE RECALIBRATED PROPERLY USING WDS. *TT
169092003-09-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. LOSS OF INTERMITTENT WIPER OR WIPER PARK FUNCTIONS. *TT
168882003-09-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SQUEAK AND RATTLE CONDITION FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TT
168812003-09-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0460 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
168782003-09-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. COOLANT LEAK FROM A CRACKED COOLANT DEGAS BOTTLE. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *TT

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