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Ford Escape 2008–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-14-0157 · NHTSA communication 10056710 · issued Aug 28, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008–2012
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercury/ford: in one or more speed settings, electronic manual temperature control (emtc) a/c system is warm and/or lack blower motor operation in settings due to damaged blower motor resistor caused by water entering heater and evaporator core housing. Model 2008-12 escape, mariner. *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.