{"nhtsa_id":10148720,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-19","date":"2018-10-04","document_id":"SSM 47563","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2011-2014 Fiesta and 2012-2014 Focus vehicles equipped with a DPS6 transmission may experience a fluid leak between the engine and transmission. Be aware that the engine oil and DPS6 transmission fluid are similar in color and texture. A transmission fluid leak at the input shaft seal can cause a buildup of fluid in the bell housing; creating the appearance of a rear main seal leak. The rear main seal should only be replaced after a rear main seal failure is confirmed through appropriate diagnostics outlined in the updated online Workshop Manual (WSM) Section 303-00 / Diagnosis and Testing with the use of Fluorescent dye (164-TP33200601).","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10148720-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10148720-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10148720","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"FIESTA","year_from":2011,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_ford_fiesta","2012_ford_fiesta","2013_ford_fiesta","2014_ford_fiesta"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"FOCUS","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_ford_focus","2013_ford_focus","2014_ford_focus"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"FOCUS ELECTRIC","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2012_ford_focus","2013_ford_focus","2014_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":[]}