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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

143 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TSB-13-6-172013-10-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FORD:LINCOLN: ON SOME VEHICLES, THERE ARE VARIOUS RELATED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SYNC FEATURES, SUCH AS SYNC FEATURES INOPERATIVE, LACK OF OR SLOW RESPONSE TO PHONE AND VOICE BUTTON OPERATION. MODELS 2012-2013 FOCUS, E-SERIES, EDGE, EXPEDITION, FUSION, EXPLORER, F-150, F-250, NAVIGATOR, 2013-2014 FLEX, 2012-2014 FIESTA, MUSTANG, 2013 ESCAPE, C-MAX, TAURUS, 2012 MKZ. *PE
ASI-322422013-10-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATION MUST BE PERFORMED AFTER APIM PROGRAMMING, REPLACEMENT OR DISCONNECT FROM FRONT DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FDIM). MODEL 2012-2013 FOCUS. *PE
AS1-322412013-10-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FORD: ON VARIOUS VEHICLES WITH MY TOUCH,AFTER ANY APIM PROGRAMMING, REPLACEMENT OR DISCONNECT FROM FRONT DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FDIM), TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATION MUST BE PERFORMED. MODEL YEARS 2011-2013. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
ASI-322262013-10-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. FORD: VEHICLES MAY RECEIVED INVALID DATA FROM ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE (DTC U0554:00) FROM GENERIC FUNCTION MODULE DURING DIAGNOSTIC SELF TESTS. MODEL 2012-2013 FOCUS ELECTRIC, C-MAX/FUSION/MKZ HYBRID, ENERGI. *PE
TSB-13-6-272013-09-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS TO OPERATE AND POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPROGRAM TO LATEST CALIBRATION. MODEL 2011-2012 FOCUS. *PE
TSB-13-5-112013-09-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. FORD: WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SOME NOISES FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, LIKE CREAKING OR CRUNCHING TYPE. MODEL 2012-2013 FOCUS, ESCAPE. *PE
CSP-12M022013-05-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. FORD/LINCOLN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR COVERING ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. MODELS 2011-2013 EDGE, EXPLORER, MKX, FOCUS, ESCAPE, FLEX, FUSION, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, MKZ, F-150, F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
APU-12A042013-04-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SOFTWARE UPGRADE IS AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. MODELS 2012-2013 EDGE, EXPLORER, MKX, FOCUS, ESCAPE, FLEX, FUSION, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, F-150. *PE UPDATED 5/10/13. *PE UPDATED 9/17/13. *PE
CSP-12B412012-12-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE. FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. DURING TESTING, ACTIVE GRILLE SHUTTER (AGS) WIRE HARNESS ELECTRICAL TERMINALS WAS DAMAGED, AND CAUSES ENGINE TEMPERATURE TO RISE, IF LOUVERS ARE CLOSED AND OPEN CIRCUIT OCCURS, WHEREBY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, CHIME WILL SOUND AND HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE, STOP SAFELY MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. MODEL 2012 FOCUS. *PE
CSP-12B372012-08-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. VEHICLE EXPERIENCE ROLL BACK WHEN TRANSITIONING TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHILE ON INCLINE. TRANSMISSION WOULD BE JERKY OR ROUGH WHEN SHIFTING. PE
APU-11A03-12012-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FORD/LINCOLN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING IMPROVE OVERALL SOFTWARE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY UPGRADE ON VOICE RECOGNITION, RESPONSE TO TOUCH, SIMPLIFY SCREENS FOR EASY USE, AND SCREEN REFRESH RATES. *PE UPDATED 4/5/13. *PE
CSP-12M012012-08-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. FORD/LINCOLN: WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES WITH ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE (APIM OR SYNC MODULE) TO 4 (FOUR) YEARS ON FORD AND 5 (FIVE) YEARS ON LINCOLN VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND SUBSEQUENT OWNERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY COVERED. *PE
APU-11A022012-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FORD/LINCOLN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING UPGRADE OF TOUCH SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE OVERALL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY AND TO SIMPLIFY SCREENS. *PE UPDATED 8/3/12. *PE UPDATED 8/17/12. *PE UPDATED 4/5/13. *PE
APU-11A012012-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. LINCOLN/FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SOFTWARE PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TO TOUCH, SCREEN REFRESH RATES, OVERALL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY, AND VOICE RECOGNITION. *PE UPDATED 4/5/13. *PE UPDATED 10/22/13. *PE
12-2-172012-05-14. Service bulletin. STEERING. FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING WANDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 72 KM/H (45 MPH). CUSTOMERS MAY INDICATE THEY HAVE TO FREQUENTLY ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO MAINTAIN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. *JS
CSP-11B312012-03-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES HAVE AN IMPROPERLY BALANCED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THIS WILL CAUSE A VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE SEAT AND/OR STEERING WILL WHILE IN PARK, FIRST GEAR AND NEUTRAL POSITION. *PE
TSB-12-1-72012-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. FORD: IN THE MESSAGE CENTER, ON SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, THERE ARE DARK HORIZONTAL LINES SHOWING IN INSTRUMENT PANEL AND/OR MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY ERRATIC GAUGE OR STICKING, INTERMITTENTLY. *PE
TSB-11-5-12011-07-09. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. FORD: THERE MAY BE STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS AS WELL AS WELL AS A STORED TROUBLE CODE. 2012 FOCUS. *RM

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