TSB 06185 — Ford Service bulletin

06185 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Ford Focus, 2005–2007 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORTS REQUIRED ON INITIAL STOPPING AFTER COLD START AT HIGH ALTITUDE.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years 06185 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Focus 2005, 2006, 2007

Every document filed under 06185

Document IDFiledType
06185 February 26, 2007 Service bulletin

What 06185 covers

Brakes & stability — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 06185?

06185 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering the Ford Focus across the 2005–2007 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORTS REQUIRED ON INITIAL STOPPING AFTER COLD START AT HIGH ALTITUDE.

Which vehicles does 06185 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Focus (2005–2007). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 06185 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 06185 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 06185?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 06185, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 06185. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.