Ford Escape 2009–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-44300 · NHTSA communication 10054575 · issued Nov 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2009–2012
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: on the left hand half shaft seal, there is a fluid leak from the transmission because of wear on case bushing. Model 2009-2012 escape, 2009-2011 mariner, 2010-2012 fusion, 2010-2011 milan. *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.