{"nhtsa_id":10138519,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-05-29","date":"2018-01-10","document_id":"SSM 47004","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2016-2018 Model Year Focus RS may exhibit inaccurate Outside Air Temperature(OAT) readings with intermittent Air Conditioning(A/C) function. Instrument cluster will display 0 degrees F(-18 degrees C) until the vehicle is driven above 20-30 mph for minimum of 1 minute. Concern can occur when engine is running(Key On Engine Running-KOER) and ignition is cycled Off and On again within 1 second. Do not replace Powertrain Control Module(PCM) or ambient air temperature sensor for concern. Sensor is contained within the right hand outside mirror, and is not serviceable separately . Engineering is currently investigating. To assist with the investigation use Report A Vehicle Concern link at the bottom of the Oasis report and submit a Global Concern Report (GCR). Continue to monitor OASIS for future updates.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138519-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138519-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10138519","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"hvac","name":"Heating and air conditioning","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"FOCUS","year_from":2016,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_ford_focus","2017_ford_focus","2018_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":[]}