Ford Escape 2001–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16420 · NHTSA communication 10008347 · issued Nov 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2001–2003
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Squeak, creak or rattle type noise from rear liftgate area. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.