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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
178422004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 2ND OR 4TH GEAR MISSED WHEN SHIFTING AND/OR INTERMITTENT NEUTRALING WHEN SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR. *TT
04812004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLUNKING OR RATTLE NOISE IN THE TRANSAXLE, MAINLY AT IDLE IN NEUTRAL, WITH CLUTCH PEDAL RELEASED. *TT
176972004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. GEAR RATTLE OR GEAR ROLLOVER NOISE FROM THE TRANSAXLE AT IDLE, IN NEUTRAL, WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL UP (ENGAGED). *TT
170282004-07-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 3-4 SHIFT FLARE/NEUTRAL - SERVICE TIP. *TT
032252004-07-23. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR UNABLE TO OPEN HOOD CONDITION. *TT
164782004-07-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. REAR FLOOR MATS DISCONTINUED. *TT
175362004-07-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BELT SQUEAL. *MJ
176522004-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 2ND OR 4TH GEAR MISSED WHEN SHIFTING AND/OR INTERMITTENT NEUTRALING WHEN SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR. *TT
175932004-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2195 AND/OR STALL AT IDLE AFTER A COLD START. *TT
175912004-06-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. DIAGONAL WEAR OR CUPPING ON THE REAR TIRES. *TT
175122004-06-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AN INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0462 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT LOW) OR P2067 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR B CIRCUIT LOW) CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMOTE START SYSTEM. *TT
175072004-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLUNKING FOR RATTLING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TT
175052004-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. RUNS ROUGH AND/OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON CONDITION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P402 AND/OR P0403 (EGR FLOW EXCESSIVE DETECTED/EGR CONTROL CIRCUIT) IN WET WEATHER OR IN A CAR WASH. *TT
173022004-01-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MAY HAVE THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND AMBER ABS LIGHT ON AFTER HYBRID ELECTRONC CLUSTER (HEC - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) REPLACEMENT. *TT
172982004-01-21. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. REAR SHOCK NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE OVER BUMPS. *TT
172822004-01-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HARSH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT WITH POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0705 (TR CIRCUIT FAILURE). *TT
172782004-01-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR, FRONT BRAKE CREEP/GROAN NOISE, FRONT BRAKE DUST AND/OR ROTOR WEAR. *TT
172692004-01-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SQUEAKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING. *TT
172562004-01-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. PREMATURE CLUTCH WEAR. *TT
032092004-01-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0068, INTERMITTENT CRANK NO START, AND HESITATION/SURGE AT 120 KM/H (75 MPH). *TT
032022004-01-14. 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
172282003-11-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. CORROSION ON THE LIFTGATE STRUT BALL-STUDS. *TT
172142003-11-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TRANSAXLE STUCK IN GEAR OR AN UNABLE TO SHIFT CONDITION DUE TO A LOOSE SHIFT CABLE. *TT
171262003-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1285 AND/OR P1299 (CYLINDER HEAD OVER TEMPERATURE), AN ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERING HOT, OR AIR CONDITIONING INOPERATIVE. *TT
0319112003-11-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HARD START, NO START, BATTERY LAMP FLICKER. *TT

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