Ford Escape 2008–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-12-4-3 · NHTSA communication 10044854 · issued Apr 3, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2008–2011
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: vehicle's liftgate is difficult to open or difficult to close. *pe
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.