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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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SSM 465402017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Some 2016-2017 Focus RS customers may ask to have the upshift lamp operation programmed to function on their vehicle. North American vehicles do not support this feature and it cannot be added. The performance shift indicator (the RS icon in the tachometer) still functions the same as described in the RS Owner's Supplement
SSM 465392017-08-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. Some 2015-2017 Focus ST vehicles may exhibit MIL On with a perceived Misfire after cold start. Diagnostic Trouble Codes DTC's) may include P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303,P0304, and P0316. Refer to General Service Bulletin GSB) G0000106 to confirm Historical DTCs no longer confirmed or pending, but have set at least once since the last time DTCs were cleared. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM) Section, 303-01 and Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual for normal diagnostics. To assist with the investigation use the Report A Vehicle Concern link at the bottom of the OASIS report and submit a Global Concern Report (GCR). Engineering is currently investigating this concern. Continue to monitor OASIS for updates.
SSM 464382017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME 2016-2017 F150, EDGE, MKX, ESCAPE, FOCUS, MKC, FUSION, MKZ, TAURUS AND 2017 CONTINENTAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L, 2.7L OR 3.0L GASOLINE TURBOCHARGED DIRECT INJECTION(GTDI) ECOBOOST ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT(MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES(DTC) P1013, P1015 AND/OR P1016 STORED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE(PCM). CHECK TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE CONTROL HOSES FOR WATER/ICE RESTRICTIONS OR PINCHING AT ZIP-TIE ON ENGINE CAM COVER RETAINER(2.7L AND 3.0L ONLY). IF RESTRICTION IS FOUND ON CAM COVER RETAINER, CUT ZIP TIE AND CLEAR DTCS. IF WATER/ICE RESTRICTION IS FOUND, DRAIN HOSES, REASSEMBLE AND CLEAR DTCS. IF DTCS RETURN, REFER TO WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM) OR POWERTRAIN CONTROL EMISSIONS DIAGNOSIS (PCED) MANUAL FOR NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING THE CONCERN, MONITOR OASIS FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
SSM 462112017-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME 2016-2017 FOCUS RS VEHICLES WITH SYNC 3 MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION IN WHICH A SOUND MODE SELECTION IS DISPLAYED IN THE FRONT DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FDIM) SOUND SETTINGS SCREEN. FOCUS RS AUDIO SYSTEMS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH SOUND MODE SURROUND SOUND. ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THIS CONCERN AND NO REPAIRS SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. MONITOR OASIS FOR FUTURE UPDATES. THE SYNC VERSION CAN BE CONFIRMED VIA OASIS.
SSM 461962017-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 2016-2017 FOCUS VEHICLES BUILT ON OR AFTER 10/NOV/2016 WILL NO LONGER HAVE A FLEX-FUEL BADGE. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT FOR A MIS-BUILT UNIT, AND/OR ADD THE BADGE TO THE TAILGATE AND/OR LIFT GATE. SERVICE MANAGEMENT TEAM PLEASE SHARE WITH THE SALES TEAM THE DELETION OF THE BADGE WAS INTENTIONAL.
SSM 463402017-03-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME 2016-2017 FOCUS RS CUSTOMERS MAY ASK TO HAVE THE GLOBAL WINDOW OPEN OPTION PROGRAMMED TO FUNCTION ON THEIR VEHICLE. NORTH AMERICAN VEHICLES DO NOT SUPPORT THIS FEATURE AND IT CANNOT BE ADDED.
SSM 463392017-03-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME 2015-2017 FOCUS VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE START (FACTORY OR DEALER INSTALLED) MAY EXHIBIT A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT RESPOND CORRECTLY TO A REMOTE START EVENT. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) CONFIGURATIONS/SETTINGS. THIS MAY AFFECT HEATED SEATS, HEATED STEERING WHEEL, HEATED BACKGLASS, AND/OR FRONT DEFROSTER. VERIFY THE BCM IS AT THE LATEST LEVEL. THE ISSUE IS CURRENTLY UNDER ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION, DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. MONITOR OASIS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.
SSM 463322017-03-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. REPLACING THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SYNC/NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH EITHER AN AFTERMARKET SYNC/NAVIGATION KIT OR MODIFYING ORIGINAL SYNC/NAVIGATION PARTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEATURES IS NOT RECOMMENDED NOR SUPPORTED ON ANY FORD, MERCURY OR LINCOLN VEHICLE. ONLY APPROVED GENUINE FORD ACCESSORIES OR ORIGINALLY INSTALLED SYSTEMS ARE SUPPORTED AND CERTIFIED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY WITH OTHER VEHICLE SYSTEMS. IF YOU SUSPECT A SYSTEM HAS BEEN MODIFIED, THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES CAN BE USED TO VERIFY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT: MONRONEY LABEL (WINDOW STICKER), PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN SOCIETY (PTS) OASIS TAB SELECT SYNC OR HVBOM. FOR GENUINE FORD ACCESSORIES USE: PTS WORKSHOP TAB SELECT DEALER INSTALLED ACCESSORY OR ACCESSORY INSTALLATION.
SSM 463032017-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THE 2012-2017 FOCUS WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM) PROCEDURE FOR OIL PAN AND REAR MAIN OIL SEAL INSTALLATION HAS BEEN REVISED. REFER TO WSM, SECTION 303-01 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION. THE SEALANT APPLICATION LOCATION HAS BEEN REVISED. SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE USED AT T-JOINT LOCATIONS FOR CLEANLINESS AND SEALANT APPLICATION.
15N04-S22017-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR MKC AND MKZ VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE RESERVE EQUIPMENT GROUP, AND CERTAIN 2012-2016 FOCUS ELECTRIC, C-MAX ENERGI, AND FUSION ENERGI VEHICLES - EMBEDDED MODEM REPLACEMENT.
SSM 462832017-03-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME OWNERS OF 2016 FORD AND LINCOLN MKX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC 3 MAY INQUIRE ABOUT UPGRADING TO APPLE CARPLAY AND ANDROID AUTO. THIS UPGRADE IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE VEHICLES. APPLE CARPLAY AND ANDROID AUTO ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ONLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC 3 V2.0 OR LATER. THIS UPGRADE FOR 2016 FORD AND LINCOLN MKX VEHICLES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 2017. THE SYNC VERSION CAN BE CONFIRMED VIA OASIS. MONITOR OASIS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.
SSM 462822017-03-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME 2014-2017 FIESTA AND 2015-2017 FOCUS VEHICLES WITH THE 1.0L GTDI ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE ROD RATTLE. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE WASTEGATE LINKAGE. THIS NOISE IS CONSIDERED NORMAL AND IS NOT A SIGN OF A DEFECTIVE TURBOCHARGER. THE WASTEGATE ROD HAS CLEARANCES BUILT INTO THE CONTROL LINKAGE TO ACCOMMODATE THERMAL EXPANSION. THE TURBOCHARGER SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED FOR THIS CONDITION.
SSM 462322017-03-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME 2016-2017 FOCUS RS WITH SYNC 3 MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH A SOUND MODE SELECTION IS DISPLAYED IN THE FRONT DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FDIM) SOUND SETTINGS SCREEN. FOCUS RS AUDIO SYSTEMS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH SOUND MODE SURROUND SOUND. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, PERFORM THE SYNC ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE (APIM) STANDARD PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE, REFER TO WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM), SECTION 415-00. FOR CLAIMING, USE CAUSAL PART 14G371 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS IN SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS (SLTS) MANUAL.
SSM 460122017-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME 2016 FOCUS, C-MAX, FIESTA, EXPEDITION, AND NAVIGATOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC 3 MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE SIRIUS SATELLITE CHANNEL GUIDE CATEGORY BUTTONS MAY NOT RESPOND WHEN SELECTED AND A LOADING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED CONTINUOUSLY. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION REPROGRAM THE AUDIO CONTROL MODULE (ACM) WITH LATEST CALIBRATION USING IDS RELEASE 101.05 OR HIGHER. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WHEN ENTERING MODULE PROGRAMMING TO OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATES. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM. USE CAUSAL PART 19C107 AND REFER TO SECTION 10 OF THE SLTS MANUAL FOR APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS. THE SYNC VERSION CAN BE DETERMINED VIA OASIS.
SSM 460112017-02-22. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME 2015-2017 FOCUS/C-MAX/ESCAPE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ONE TOUCH UP FEATURE. THE 2016-2017 WORKSHOP MANUAL SECTION 501-11 WAS UPDATED 8/2016 WITH REVISED DIAGNOSTICS, THE 2015 WSM UPDATES WILL FOLLOW LATER. REFER TO THE 2016-2017 WSM REVISED DIAGNOSTICS FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS: ONE-TOUCH UP FEATURE IS INOPERATIVE, WINDOW DOOR GLASS DOES NOT TRAVEL FULLY TO EITHER OPEN/CLOSED POSITION,AND WINDOW BOUNCES BACK CONCERNS. AT THE BEGINNING OF PINPOINT TEST E, CARRY OUT THE INITIALIZATION PROCEDURE ON THE SUSPECT POWER WINDOW, BEFORE CONTINUING THE PINPOINT TEST. REFER TO: POWER DOOR WINDOW INITIALIZATION - VEHICLES WITH: ONE-TOUCH OPEN AND CLOSE FRONT WINDOWS (501-11 GLASS, FRAMES AND MECHANISMS, GENERAL PROCEDURES).
SSM 459182017-02-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME 2016-2017 FORD/LINCOLN VEHICLES WITH SYNC 3 MAY SEE A NAVIGATION FAULT MESSAGE APPEAR ON THE MAP ON THE HOME SCREEN OR A SYSTEM LOCK UP WHEN THE PHONE IS CONNECTED. APPLINK MAYBE INOPERATIVE, OR THE SYSTEM MAY PERFORM RANDOM REBOOTS DURING AN IGNITION CYCLE WITH THE PHONE CONNECTED. DETERMINE IF THE CUSTOMER HAS AN ANDROID PHONE WITH THE BASEBALL APPLICATION MLB.COM AT BAT INSTALLED. IF THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE THIS APPLICATION LOADED THEN PROCEED TO THE WSM, SECTION 415-00 FOR NORMAL DIAGNOSIS. IF THE CUSTOMER DOES HAVE THIS APPLICATION LOADED VERIFY IF THE VERSION IS 5.1.3 OR LOWER ON THE ANDROID PHONE. IF THE ANDROID PHONE WITH MLB.COM AT BAT HAS VERSION 5.1.3 OR LOWER PLEASE RECOMMEND THAT THEY UPDATE THEIR APP TO VERSION 5.2 OR HIGHER AND RETEST FOR THE CUSTOMER SYMPTOM. THE SYNC VERSION CAN BE CONFIRMED VIA OASIS.
SSM 459172017-02-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME 2016-2017 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC 3 MAY EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS; THE GPS NOT TRACKING THE VEHICLE POSITION CORRECTLY, THE VEHICLE LOCATION ARROW ICON SPINNING IN CIRCLES ON THE NAVIGATION SCREEN OR A SPINNING COMPASS ON NON-NAVIGATION VEHICLES. PERFORM THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE TO RESOLVE. ENTER BEZEL DIAGNOSTICS PER WORK SHOP MANUAL (WSM) SECTION 415-00. SELECT TESTING SETTINGS FROM THE MENU. SCROLL DOWN AND PRESS CLEAR DR CALIB. PERFORM A DRIVE TEST FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, INCLUDE AT LEAST FOUR RIGHT TURNS AND FOUR LEFT TURNS WITH A VEHICLE SPEED OF AT LEAST 25 MPH. CONFIRM THAT GPS POSITION FOR NAVIGATION OR THE COMPASS FOR NON-NAVIGATION VEHICLES IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THIS CONCERN. THE SYNC VERSION CAN BE CONFIRMED VIA OASIS. MONITOR OASIS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.
SSM 459162017-02-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. SOME 2016 FORD AND LINCOLN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC 3 AND NAVIGATION ALONG WITH A VALID PAID SUBSCRIPTION TO SIRIUS TRAVEL LINK MAY NOT DISPLAY SIRIUS TRAVEL LINK FUEL PRICES. REPLACING COMPONENTS WILL NOT RESOLVE THE CONDITION AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME. ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. IN THE INTERIM, THE FOLLOWING STEPS WILL RESET THE SYSTEM. POSITION THE VEHICLE OUTDOORS IN OPEN SKY. DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR 5 MINUTES. RECONNECT THE BATTERY AND START THE VEHICLE. SELECT SIRIUS TRAVEL LINK THEN FUEL PRICES. FUEL PRICE INFORMATION MAY NOT DISPLAY FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES WHILE THE SYSTEM IS UPDATING. THE SYNC VERSION CAN BE CONFIRMED VIA OASIS. MONITOR OASIS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.
SSM 459112017-02-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. 2016 FOCUS RS SPOILER IS WRAPPED FOR EXPORT TO NORTH AMERICA WITH WRAP GUARD. WHEN THE WRAP IS REMOVED IT CAN LEAVE A RESIDUE ON THE SPOILER. THE RESIDUE IS WATER SOLUBLE, USE WARM WATER ONLY TO ASSIST WITH THE REMOVAL.
SSM 459102017-02-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. 2016 FOCUS RS INTERCOOLER PLATE WHICH PARTIALLY COVERS THE INTERCOOLER AREA IS NECESSARY FOR THE VEHICLE. DO NOT REMOVE THIS PLATE IT IS REQUIRED FOR ROBUST DURABLE FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. REMOVAL MAY CAUSE WATER INGESTION FROM NORMAL CONDENSATION AND RESULT IS ENGINE DAMAGE.
SSM 458982017-02-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 2012-2016 FOCUS SEDAN LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT LID WON'T STAY UP
SSM-458562016-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. MAY ILLUMINATE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH MISFIRE CODES
SSM-458552016-08-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY LOW AND/OR INCORRECT - BUILT ON OR BEFORE 11/18/2015
SSM-458152016-08-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) INOPERATIVE - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0645
SSM-458092016-08-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SYNC 3 ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE (APIM) DTCS U3000 OR B108E OR U1A00

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