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Ford Transit Connect 2011–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-12-10-9 · NHTSA communication 10047499 · issued Oct 16, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility/wiper
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: new and improved, wiper blade and pivot arm replacing old style wiper blade and pivot arm, which fails proper wiping and/or clearing, and needs to be replaced, and not compatible with old style blades and pivot arm. Models 2011-2012 transit connect. *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.