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Ford Escape 2007–2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-12-4-8 · NHTSA communication 10044907 · issued Apr 16, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2007–2008
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: some model vehicles would lose 2nd and 4th gear on a cd4e transmission. Model escape 2007-2008. *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.