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Ford Escape 2013–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15-0082 · NHTSA communication 10058071 · issued May 19, 2015

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

Official summary

Ford 2013-2014 escape: bulletin information involving vehicles equipped with a 2.0l gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine with factory equipped trailer tow package may experience issues with trailers equipped with light emitting diode lightning. *lj

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.