Ford Escape 2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 18431 · NHTSA communication 10012975 · issued Feb 1, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
When inspecting a transfer case it is normal to find metallic shavings on the magnetic fill plug. *eh
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.