{"nhtsa_id":10009872,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2004-11-02","date":"2004-08-01","document_id":"04B16","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":"04B16","component":"SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"UPDATE SUPPLEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 04B16. THE FRONT SEAT HEATER ELEMENT PADS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY BONDED TO THE FOAM CUSHIONS. THIS MAY RESULT IN SHIFTING OR FOLDING UP OVERTIME, RESULTING IN UNEVEN HEATING OF THE SEAT SURFACES. ATTACHMENTS I-III. *TT SUPPLEMENT #1. *TT","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10009872","components":[{"id":"seats","name":"Seats","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"FOCUS","year_from":2003,"year_to":2004,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2003_ford_focus","2004_ford_focus"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}