TSB 14M02-S5 — Ford Service bulletin

14M02-S5 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Ford models, 2011–2015 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Ford is extending the warranty coverage on the DPS6 automatic transmission TCM to 10 years of service or 150,000 miles from the warranty start date of the vehicle, whichever occurs first. This extended warranty coverage will address intermittent symptoms of loss of transmission…

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years 14M02-S5 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Fiesta 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Ford Focus 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Every document filed under 14M02-S5

Document IDFiledType
14M02-S5 July 30, 2021 Service bulletin

What 14M02-S5 covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 14M02-S5?

14M02-S5 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering 2 Ford models across the 2011–2015 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Ford is extending the warranty coverage on the DPS6 automatic transmission TCM to 10 years of service or 150,000 miles from the warranty start date of the vehicle, whichever occurs first. This extended warranty coverage will address intermittent symptoms of loss of transmission…

Which vehicles does 14M02-S5 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Fiesta (2011–2015); Ford Focus (2012–2015). 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 14M02-S5 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 14M02-S5 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 14M02-S5?

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 14M02-S5, 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 14M02-S5. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.