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Ford Escape 2013–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-14-0012 · NHTSA communication 10054976 · issued Jan 20, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2013–2014
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: on some vehicles, longer attaching screws and a new torque specification is available for the inside liftgate pull handle that is loose and/or the trim panel on liftgate, that is loose, at lower right corner. Model 2013-2014 escape. *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.