Ford Escape 2008–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB-21019 · NHTSA communication 10032610 · issued Apr 1, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2008–2009
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: increased shift lever effort may have debris or something, such as sweetened drinks spilled in/on the shifter. Shifter replacement resulting from spillage or debris is not warrantable. *pe
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.