{"nhtsa_id":10183768,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-12-07","date":"2016-04-21","document_id":"16-0067","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","mfr_system":null,"summary":"For 2000-2005 Focus vehicles built on or before 1/26/2005 Safety Recall 05S27 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where the rear door latches may experience corrosion in the pawl pivot area preventing proper engagement of the pawl into the catch. Initially, customers may experience difficulty closing the rear door that may eventually progress to a point where the rear door may not latch properly. If not latched properly, the door may open while driving.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10183768-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10183768-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10183768","components":[{"id":"latches-locks","name":"Latches and locks","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"FOCUS","year_from":2000,"year_to":2005,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2000_ford_focus","2001_ford_focus","2002_ford_focus","2003_ford_focus","2004_ford_focus","2005_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":[]}