TSB 16-0067 — Ford Service bulletin

16-0067 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Ford Focus, 2000–2005 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. 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…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years 16-0067 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Focus 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Every document filed under 16-0067

Document IDFiledType
16-0067 April 21, 2016 Service bulletin

What 16-0067 covers

Latches & locks — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 16-0067?

16-0067 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering the Ford Focus across the 2000–2005 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: 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…

Which vehicles does 16-0067 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Focus (2000–2005). 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 16-0067 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 16-0067 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 16-0067?

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 16-0067, 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 16-0067. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.